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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWesthampton Elementary School
Street37 Kings Highway
CityWesthampton
StateMA
Number of students104
Student % minority10%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school44
Number of chemicals affecting school49
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)51st
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)65,579
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)55th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)1,354
Toxic Hazard623.34

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

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.64 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings374.75
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.146.05
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS74.96
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical6.11
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC5.42
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker4.62
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners4.16
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire Hathaway3.67
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan Company1.65
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum Equity0.39
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER CO0.38
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal Health0.25
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.24
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncasters0.19
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CO0.12
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway Golf0.09
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM International0.06
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INC0.06
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INC0.06
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria Investments0.04
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.03
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity0.01
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.0.01
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.Trelleborg0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INC0.01
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO NONWOVENS LLCBain Capital0.01
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & Wesson0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS CO0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi Holding0.00
PITTSFIELD GENERATING CO LPHull Street Energy0.00
ALGONQUIN POWER WINDSOR LOCKS LLCAlgonquin Power & Utilities0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INC0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco Products0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLC0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
CRANE PIONEER MILLCrane Co.0.00
CRANE & CO. INC.Crane Co.0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge Partners0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORP0.00
ELECTRIC MOTION CO INC.Hubbell0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. Government0.00
HOLLAND COHOLLAND CO0.00
SAINT GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALSSaint-Gobain0.00

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt375.74
Chromium140.65
Formaldehyde92.29
Nickel11.36
Antimony compounds0.81
Lead compounds0.72
Certain glycol ethers0.41
Epichlorohydrin0.39
Acrylic acid0.25
Benzene0.16
Diisocyanates0.15
Nitric acid0.12
Naphthalene0.10
Ethylbenzene0.06
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.02
Lead 0.02
Ozone0.02
Copper0.01
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.01
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.01
Manganese compounds0.01
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)0.01
Trichloroethylene0.01
Vinyl acetate0.01
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
Zinc compounds0.00
Toluene0.00
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
Cyanide compounds0.00
2,4-D0.00
Methanol0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
Tetrachloroethylene0.00
Styrene0.00
Formic acid0.00
Ethylene glycol0.00
Manganese0.00
Diethanolamine0.00
Cyclohexane0.00
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 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt374.74
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Chromium134.88
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormaldehyde74.96
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Nickel11.16
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde6.10

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