Air Toxics at School 2022
School Info
School Vernon Hill School Street 211 Providence Street City Worcester State MA Number of students 474 Student % minority 84% Type Regular School Status 1 Level Elementary Data Source CCD (public schools)
Air Toxics Info
Number of facilities affecting school 89 Number of chemicals affecting school 59 Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst) 70th Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst) 90,385 Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst) 90th Toxic rank statewide (1=worst) 2,236 Toxic Hazard 171.63
This school's air toxic concentration is 0.04 times the national average at schools.
This school's air toxic concentration is 0.18 times the state average at schools.
Top 5 facilities
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Top chemicals
Chemical Toxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide 86.11
Chromium 40.33
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.) 23.48
Nickel 11.52
Maleic anhydride 4.70
Dicyclopentadiene 1.81
Diisocyanates 1.54
Antimony compounds 0.86
Acrylonitrile 0.42
Peracetic acid 0.33
Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid) 0.08
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 0.05
Lead compounds 0.04
Nickel compounds 0.04
Formaldehyde 0.04
Nitric acid 0.03
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) 0.03
Phenol 0.03
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride) 0.03
Butyl acrylate 0.03
Lead 0.03
Acetonitrile 0.02
Phthalic anhydride 0.02
N,N-Dimethylformamide 0.01
Pyridine 0.01
Xylene (mixed isomers) 0.01
Ethylene glycol 0.01
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 0.01
Zinc compounds 0.01
Styrene 0.00
Aluminum (fume or dust) 0.00
Vinyl acetate 0.00
Chlorine 0.00
Methyl tert-butyl ether 0.00
Copper 0.00
Certain glycol ethers 0.00
Toluene 0.00
Acrylic acid 0.00
Acetophenone 0.00
o-Xylene 0.00
Methyl methacrylate 0.00
Methanol 0.00
Ethyl acrylate 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
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane) 0.00
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0.00
Silver 0.00
Formic acid 0.00
3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate 0.00
Cyanide compounds 0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone 0.00
Mercury 0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 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
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC. STERIS Ethylene oxide 86.11
METSO AUTOMATION USA INC Valmet Oyj Chromium 16.15
KOMTEK FORGE LLC Crawford United Chromium 15.14
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.) 11.86
CHROMA COLOR CORP Arsenal Capital Partners 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.) 8.32
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