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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolTatham
Street61 Laurel Rd
CityWest Springfield
StateMA
Number of students230
Student % minority26%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school71
Number of chemicals affecting school50
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)9th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)9,983
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)1st
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)9
Toxic Hazard10,553.46

This school's air toxic concentration is 2.17 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 10.82 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings9,443.35
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPMOTT METALLURGICAL CORP743.29
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation80.61
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management54.69
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical37.13

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt9,505.58
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.) 699.05
Chromium201.72
Formaldehyde68.80
Nickel compounds44.45
Nickel14.18
Epichlorohydrin5.48
Antimony compounds3.62
Certain glycol ethers3.40
Lead compounds3.26
Acrylic acid1.48
Diisocyanates1.01
Lead 0.58
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.20
Ethylbenzene0.18
Nitric acid0.12
Ozone0.07
Vinyl acetate0.07
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.04
Zinc compounds0.04
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)0.04
Trichloroethylene0.04
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
Benzene0.02
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.01
Copper0.01
Manganese compounds0.01
Toluene0.00
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
Methyl methacrylate0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
Formic acid0.00
Methanol0.00
Tetrachloroethylene0.00
Diethanolamine0.00
Styrene0.00
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
Cyanide compounds0.00
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 ketone0.00
Ethylene glycol0.00
2,4-D0.00
Cyclohexane0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)0.00
Butyraldehyde0.00
Lithium carbonate0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt9,442.96
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPMOTT METALLURGICAL CORPChromium 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.) 698.84
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationCobalt59.46
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium53.15
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPMOTT METALLURGICAL CORPNickel compounds44.45
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde37.06
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium24.70
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium24.55
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium24.51
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde20.72
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationChromium19.18
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide CorporationChromium15.37
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INCChromium15.15
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium11.17
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium9.04
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin5.48
HYDROFERA LLCEssityFormaldehyde4.35
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyChromium4.09
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds3.62
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde3.47
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers3.30
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde3.17
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds3.17
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt3.16
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel2.54
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel2.53
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel2.52
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNickel1.97
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INCNickel1.56
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNickel1.52
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid1.48
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.90
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyNickel0.57
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium0.44
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.40
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.39
RBC AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS INCRBC Bearings Inc.Chromium0.38
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes GroupNickel0.26
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotChromium 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.) 0.21
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.19
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.19
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPLead 0.17
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.10
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.10
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.10
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalEthylbenzene0.09
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.09
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.08
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayOzone0.07
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.07
COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO LLCColt CZ GroupLead compounds0.06
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.04
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPZinc compounds0.03
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO NONWOVENS LLCBain CapitalAmmonia (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
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN COLead 0.02
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.02
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.02
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalXylene (mixed isomers)0.02
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesFormaldehyde0.01
HAR-CONN CHROME COHAR-CONN CHROME CONitric acid0.01
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementCopper0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNitric acid0.01
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.01
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.01
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotLead compounds0.01
TRIUMPH ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS LLCTriumph GroupLead compounds0.01
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)0.01
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNitric acid0.00
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek HoldingsNitric acid0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.00
TILCON CONNECTICUT INCCRH PLCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
SIMONIZ USA INC.Syndet ProductsCertain glycol ethers0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalToluene0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
ALGONQUIN POWER WINDSOR LOCKS LLCAlgonquin Power & UtilitiesAmmonia (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
DUR-A-FLEXSherwin-WilliamsMethyl methacrylate0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCertain glycol ethers0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
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
ALTEK ELECTRONICS INCALTEK ELECTRONICS INCLead 0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesLead compounds0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool WorksToluene0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
NUTMEG CHROME CORPNUTMEG CHROME CORPLead compounds0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCToluene0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.Styrene0.00
ADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCMethyl methacrylate0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesNitric acid0.00
ORAFOL AMERICAS INCORAFOL INTERNATIONALToluene0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INCLead compounds0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethanol0.00
THE SOUSA CORPSOUSA CORPAmmonia (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
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. GovernmentXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyCyclohexane0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM TechnologiesLead 0.00
ELECTRIC MOTION CO INC.HubbellCopper0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
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
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCNitrate 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
ELECTRIC MOTION CO INC.HubbellAmmonia (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
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
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyLithium carbonate0.00

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