PERI: Air Toxics at School Index

Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

School	Nelson Place
Street	35 Nelson Pl
City	Worcester
State	MA
Number of students	575
Student % minority	53%
Type	Regular School
Status	1
Level	Elementary
Data Source	CCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school	80
Number of chemicals affecting school	57
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)	60th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)	77,684
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)	79th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)	1,957
Toxic Hazard	359.71

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.07 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.37 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Toxic Hazard
KOMTEK FORGE LLC	Crawford United	122.78
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.	STERIS	96.28
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITY	Avient Corporation	50.93
INNER-TITE CORP.	INNER-TITE CORP.	33.41
METSO AUTOMATION USA INC	Valmet Oyj	29.16

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Top chemicals

Chemical	Toxic Hazard
Chromium	143.94
Ethylene oxide	96.28
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.)	59.62
Nickel	43.72
Maleic anhydride	5.73
Trichloroethylene	3.36
Dicyclopentadiene	3.06
Diisocyanates	1.25
Antimony compounds	0.71
Acrylonitrile	0.55
Peracetic acid	0.42
Lead compounds	0.31
Phenol	0.20
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)	0.14
Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)	0.06
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	0.05
Butyl acrylate	0.04
Nickel compounds	0.03
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)	0.03
Ethylene glycol	0.03
Lead	0.03
Nitric acid	0.03
Formaldehyde	0.03
Phthalic anhydride	0.02
Acetonitrile	0.01
N,N-Dimethylformamide	0.01
Pyridine	0.01
Styrene	0.01
Zinc compounds	0.00
Xylene (mixed isomers)	0.00
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	0.00
Aluminum (fume or dust)	0.00
Methyl tert-butyl ether	0.00
Copper	0.00
Vinyl acetate	0.00
Acrylic acid	0.00
o-Xylene	0.00
Methyl methacrylate	0.00
Ethyl acrylate	0.00
Toluene	0.00
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	0.00
Certain glycol ethers	0.00
Methanol	0.00
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)	0.00
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)	0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene	0.00
Silver	0.00
Formic acid	0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone	0.00
3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate	0.00
Manganese	0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	0.00
Cyanide compounds	0.00
Lithium carbonate	0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone	0.00
MIXTURE	0.00

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Chemical	Toxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.	STERIS	Ethylene oxide	96.28
KOMTEK FORGE LLC	Crawford United	Chromium	81.76
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITY	Avient Corporation	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.)	50.93
KOMTEK FORGE LLC	Crawford United	Nickel	41.01
INNER-TITE CORP.	INNER-TITE CORP.	Chromium	33.41

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