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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolPioneer Valley Regional
Street97 F Sumner Turner Rd
CityNorthfield
StateMA
Number of students256
Student % minority10%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school19
Number of chemicals affecting school31
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)58th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)75,023
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)72nd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)1,800
Toxic Hazard408.59

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.08 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.42 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.400.21
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround Capital5.51
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC2.36
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria Investments0.20
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INC0.17
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INC0.05
EMD MILLIPORE CORPMerck KGaA (EMD)0.03
CE BRADLEY LABORATORIES INCC. E. Bradley Laboratories0.02
SOUNDVIEW VERMONT HOLDINGS LLCSOUNDVIEW VERMONT HOLDINGS LLC0.01
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity0.01
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment Partners0.00
GARWARE FULFLEX USA INC.GARWARE FULFLEX USA INC.0.00
DUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITESDUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITES0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLC0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE BALL BEARINGS INCMinebeaMitsumi0.00
SAINT GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALSSaint-Gobain0.00

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Chromium369.89
Nickel30.65
Trichloroethylene5.51
Formaldehyde2.36
Ethylbenzene0.05
Copper0.04
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.03
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.01
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.01
Manganese compounds0.01
Benzene0.01
Certain glycol ethers0.01
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
Lead compounds0.00
Zinc compounds0.00
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
Styrene0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
Toluene0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
Manganese0.00
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
2,4-D0.00
Lead 0.00
Acetonitrile0.00
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
Methanol0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
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

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Chromium369.58
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Nickel30.58
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalTrichloroethylene5.51
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde2.36
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCChromium0.15

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