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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolTOUCHSTONE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Street54 LELAND ST
CityGRAFTON
StateMA
Number of students69
Student % minority45%
Data SourcePSS (private schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school132
Number of chemicals affecting school68
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)69th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)89,357
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)89th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,217
Toxic Hazard182.48

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.04 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.19 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS68.15
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain54.03
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners10.98
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway5.89
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation4.88
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INC4.73
CHECON LLCCHECON LLC4.25
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United3.60
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO3.60
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.3.51
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC3.28
ENGINEERED MATERIALS SOLUTIONS LLCWickeder Group2.97
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj2.97
MAHR INC.MAHR INC.1.72
SMITH & NEPHEWSmith & Nephew1.34
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTIC1.33
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation0.65
FUTURE FOAM INCFUTURE FOAM INC0.53
MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS INCMaterion0.46
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC0.39
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty Products0.35
SHELL PROVIDENCE TERMINALShell PLC0.33
METALOR TECHNOLOGIES USA CORP REFINING DIVTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo0.29
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer0.28
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLC0.23
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.21
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.19
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit Aerospace0.18
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.16
ENTEGRIS INCEntegris0.15
TEKNOR APEX COTEKNOR APEX0.11
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital Partners0.09
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.09
ROEHM AMERICA LLCAdvent International0.07
MEARTHANE PRODUCTS CORPMEARTHANE PRODUCTS CORP0.07
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto Denko0.06
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.05
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.04
SPRAGUE EAST PROVIDENCE TERMINALBrookfield Corporation0.04
SIKA CORP SIKA SARNAFIL DIVSika AG0.03
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.03
BABS FOUNDRYBABS FOUNDRY0.02
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de Nemours0.02
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.02
OCEAN STATE POWERLS Power0.01
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INC0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon Technologies0.01
INTERPLEX ETCH LOGIC LLCINTERPLEX INDUSTRIES INC0.01
GLINES & RHODES INCGLINES & RHODES INC0.01
CYN OILClean Harbors Inc.0.01
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.0.01
INDUPLATE LLC.GREYSTONE INC0.01
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway0.01
CHEMARTCHEMART0.00
NISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSNISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONS0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEX0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INC0.00
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INC0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian Group0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
RUST-OLEUMRPM International0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
COOLEY INCJ. H. Whitney & Co.0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
BULLARD ABRASIVES INCBULLARD ABRASIVES INC0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVEL0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INC0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORP0.00
PALL CORPDanaher0.00
BORO SAND & STONE CORPBORO SAND & STONE CORP0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.00
ASPEN AEROGELS RHODE ISLAND LLCAspen Aerogels0.00
MATEP LLCLongwood Energy Partners0.00
MANCHESTER STREET LLC.Starwood Energy Group0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
ROLLS-ROYCE N.A. INC.Rolls-Royce0.00
PROVIDENCE METALLIZING CO IN CPROVIDENCE METALLIZING CO INC0.00
IRA GREEN INCIRA GREEN INC0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.0.00
TL EDWARDS INC.TL EDWARDS INC.0.00
PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.0.00
FRITO-LAY INCPepsiCo0.00
FIBERGLASS FABRICATORS INC.OPAC INC0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital Partners0.00
TOPCOATStandard Industries Inc.0.00
DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.0.00
SPRAGUE PROVIDENCEBrookfield Corporation0.00
TIFFANY & COLVMH0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
NEWINGTON STATIONAtlas Holdings0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi Chemical0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICSSiemens0.00
W R COBB CO.W R COBB CO.0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
HOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORPHOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORP0.00
ALLNEX USA INC. WALLINGFORD CT SITEPTT Group0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INC0.00
DYNASOL INCDYNASOL INC0.00
LEACHGARNERLEACHGARNER0.00
HUTCHINSON PRECISION SEALING SYSTEMS INCTotalEnergies SE0.00
OLYMPIC ADHESIVES INCOLYMPIC ADHESIVES INC0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
METALOR TECHNOLOGIES USATanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo0.00
ADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INC0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
GELEST INCMitsubishi Chemical0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
MONARCH METAL FINISHING CO. INC.MONARCH METAL FINISHING CO. INC.0.00
DUR-A-FLEXSherwin-Williams0.00
ZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ INTERPOLYMERZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ0.00
RESILIENCE BOSTON INC.NATIONAL RESILIENCE INC0.00
POR PRODUCTSPOR PRODUCTS0.00
ANIKA THERAPEUTICSAnika Therapeutics0.00
ACUSHNET CO BALL PLANT IIIFila Holdings Corp.0.00
TANURY INDUSTRIESTANURY INDUSTRIES0.00
CYTIVADanaher0.00
SARTORIUS STEDIM 450 DLBSARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
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.) 75.08
Ethylene oxide68.15
Chromium15.67
Nickel6.72
Diisocyanates4.98

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide68.15
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-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.) 54.02
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital PartnersChromium 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.) 10.98
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient CorporationChromium 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.) 4.88
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCDiisocyanates4.73

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