PERI: Air Toxics at School Index

Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

School	Worcester Arts Magnet School
Street	315 St Nicholas Avenue
City	Worcester
State	MA
Number of students	368
Student % minority	60%
Type	Regular School
Status	1
Level	Elementary
Data Source	CCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school	84
Number of chemicals affecting school	55
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)	47th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)	60,592
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)	45th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)	1,107
Toxic Hazard	758.06

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.16 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.78 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Toxic Hazard
KOMTEK FORGE LLC	Crawford United	379.26
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.	STERIS	143.84
METSO AUTOMATION USA INC	Valmet Oyj	98.26
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITY	Avient Corporation	63.51
INNER-TITE CORP.	INNER-TITE CORP.	42.37

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Top chemicals

Chemical	Toxic Hazard
Chromium	390.08
Ethylene oxide	143.84
Nickel	131.81
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.)	77.37
Maleic anhydride	6.24
Dicyclopentadiene	3.53
Diisocyanates	1.34
Antimony compounds	1.04
Acrylonitrile	0.69
Peracetic acid	0.54
Lead compounds	0.47
Phenol	0.34
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)	0.25
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	0.08
Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)	0.07
Ethylene glycol	0.06
Butyl acrylate	0.05
Nickel compounds	0.04
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)	0.04
Nitric acid	0.03
Formaldehyde	0.03
Lead	0.03
Phthalic anhydride	0.02
Acetonitrile	0.01
N,N-Dimethylformamide	0.01
Pyridine	0.01
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	0.01
Styrene	0.01
Zinc compounds	0.01
Xylene (mixed isomers)	0.00
Aluminum (fume or dust)	0.00
Methyl tert-butyl ether	0.00
Acrylic acid	0.00
Copper	0.00
o-Xylene	0.00
Ethyl acrylate	0.00
Methyl methacrylate	0.00
Vinyl acetate	0.00
Certain glycol ethers	0.00
Methanol	0.00
Toluene	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
Methyl isobutyl ketone	0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene	0.00
Silver	0.00
Formic acid	0.00
3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate	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
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates	0.00

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Chemical	Toxic Hazard
KOMTEK FORGE LLC	Crawford United	Chromium	252.66
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.	STERIS	Ethylene oxide	143.84
KOMTEK FORGE LLC	Crawford United	Nickel	126.60
METSO AUTOMATION USA INC	Valmet Oyj	Chromium	94.62
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.)	63.51

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