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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolPelham Elementary
Street45 Amherst Road
CityPelham
StateMA
Number of students131
Student % minority30%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school44
Number of chemicals affecting school45
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)50th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)64,482
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)53rd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)1,305
Toxic Hazard654.19

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.13 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.67 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings312.41
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.244.99
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical38.45
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners23.10
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker15.47

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt315.76
Chromium239.13
Formaldehyde68.89
Nickel19.12
Trichloroethylene8.69
Acrylic acid0.77
Epichlorohydrin0.64
Certain glycol ethers0.60
Diisocyanates0.31
Vinyl acetate0.05
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.04
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.04
Ethylbenzene0.03
Nitric acid0.02
Copper0.02
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.01
Lead 0.01
Lead compounds0.01
Benzene0.01
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.01
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
Manganese compounds0.00
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
Methanol0.00
Toluene0.00
Styrene0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
Tetrachloroethylene0.00
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)0.00
Diethanolamine0.00
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
Ethylene glycol0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
Formic acid0.00
Manganese0.00
2,4-D0.00
Cyanide compounds0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)0.00
Butyraldehyde0.00
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.) 0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt312.40
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Chromium226.25
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde38.39
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde23.10
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Nickel18.72
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium11.91
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalTrichloroethylene8.66
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde5.97
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt3.36
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde1.43
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid0.77
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium0.69
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin0.64
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers0.58
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.20
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCChromium0.20
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.18
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.15
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.11
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsChromium0.08
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.05
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.04
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.03
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsNickel0.03
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.03
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.02
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Copper0.02
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.02
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCNickel0.02
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.02
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.01
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.01
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.01
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.01
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.01
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesFormaldehyde0.01
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment PartnersDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsAmmonia (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)0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCertain glycol ethers0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTVinyl acetate0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesLead compounds0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsManganese0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCManganese0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesNitric acid0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. GovernmentXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethanol0.00
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalMethanol0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM TechnologiesLead 0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP MULT ILAYER STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCtert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER CON-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
SAINT GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALSSaint-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.) 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCNonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalButyraldehyde0.00

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