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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWestern New England University
Street1215 Wilbraham Rd
CitySpringfield
StateMA
Number of students0
Data SourceIPEDS (higher ed)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school72
Number of chemicals affecting school47
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)37th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)46,851
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)22nd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)519
Toxic Hazard1,264.17

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.26 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.30 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical344.56
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings314.30
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker156.41
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners151.49
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation75.33
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace42.59
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace41.49
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan Company39.71
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace35.39
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management31.05
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide Corporation6.50
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire Hathaway6.44
HYDROFERA LLCEssity6.15
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncasters3.94
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC1.99
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC1.75
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal Health1.50
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum Equity0.88
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER CO0.70
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INC0.36
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INC0.36
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes Group0.30
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORP0.21
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway Golf0.12
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec Pivot0.11
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit Aerospace0.09
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.06
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit International0.05
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INC0.04
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO NONWOVENS LLCBain Capital0.04
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & Wesson0.04
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.Trelleborg0.03
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.03
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS CO0.03
COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO LLCColt CZ Group0.02
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CO0.02
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM Technologies0.02
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM International0.01
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN CO0.01
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.01
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi Holding0.01
HAR-CONN CHROME COHAR-CONN CHROME CO0.01
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek Holdings0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity0.00
SIMONIZ USA INC.Syndet Products0.00
TRIUMPH ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS LLCTriumph Group0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
TILCON CONNECTICUT INCCRH PLC0.00
ALGONQUIN POWER WINDSOR LOCKS LLCAlgonquin Power & Utilities0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INC0.00
DUR-A-FLEXSherwin-Williams0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco Products0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge Partners0.00
OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCCRH PLC0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool Works0.00
NUTMEG CHROME CORPNUTMEG CHROME CORP0.00
ADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INC0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLC0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi Chemical0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. Government0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORP0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INC0.00
ORAFOL AMERICAS INCORAFOL INTERNATIONAL0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM Technologies0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP MULT ILAYER STAFFORD DIVTTM Technologies0.00
ELECTRIC MOTION CO INC.Hubbell0.00
SAINT GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALSSaint-Gobain0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Formaldehyde543.07
Cobalt403.87
Chromium290.18
Nickel17.06
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.) 2.05

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde344.00
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt314.29
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde151.45
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium120.38
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationCobalt55.56

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