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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolNewton South High
Street140 Brandeis Road
CityNewton Centre
StateMA
Number of students1,837
Student % minority43%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school160
Number of chemicals affecting school67
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)45th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)58,151
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)39th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)957
Toxic Hazard830.48

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.17 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.85 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain204.60
DEPUY SYNTHES A JOHNSON & JOHNSON COJohnson & Johnson195.26
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital Partners188.42
GE AVIATIONGeneral Electric84.99
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS29.84

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt350.42
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.) 204.99
Chromium155.60
Ethylene oxide29.84
Trichloroethylene26.17
Nickel14.38
Nickel compounds11.82
Chloroform8.67
Lead 7.37
Diisocyanates6.29
Cadmium compounds5.93
Benzene3.80
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)0.88
Formaldehyde0.77
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.67
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.64
Zinc compounds0.54
Chlorine0.30
Antimony compounds0.24
Naphthalene0.18
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.16
Copper0.15
Ethylbenzene0.11
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.09
Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)0.07
Triethylamine0.06
Certain glycol ethers0.06
Lead compounds0.05
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.04
Hydrogen cyanide0.03
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.03
Nitric acid0.03
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
Acetonitrile0.02
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.01
Toluene0.01
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.01
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.01
Cyanide compounds0.01
Silver compounds0.01
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.01
Pyridine0.01
o-Xylene0.00
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate0.00
Aluminum (fume or dust)0.00
Ethylene glycol0.00
Manganese0.00
Phenol0.00
Methyl tert-butyl ether0.00
Methyl methacrylate0.00
Methanol0.00
Mercury0.00
Silver0.00
Styrene0.00
Cyclohexane0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
Propylene oxide0.00
Vinyl acetate0.00
Formic acid0.00
3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate0.00
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone0.00
Cumene0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
Benzoyl peroxide0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-GobainChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.) 204.52
DEPUY SYNTHES A JOHNSON & JOHNSON COJohnson & JohnsonCobalt173.59
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersCobalt149.54
GE AVIATIONGeneral ElectricChromium68.33
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersChromium38.12

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