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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWorcester Polytechnic Institute
Street100 Institute Road
CityWorcester
StateMA
Number of students0
Data SourceIPEDS (higher ed)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school86
Number of chemicals affecting school59
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)65th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)83,521
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)85th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,123
Toxic Hazard256.38

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.05 times the national average at schools.

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

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS100.25
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United48.47
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj43.91
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation23.57
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.15.71
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO7.96
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners7.65
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC2.10
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway1.15
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INC1.08
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTIC0.80
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer0.54
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.53
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.39
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation0.39
MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS INCMaterion0.31
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC0.30
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.30
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit Aerospace0.21
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty Products0.17
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.10
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.09
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLC0.09
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.06
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INC0.04
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital Partners0.03
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de Nemours0.02
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto Denko0.02
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.02
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.02
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INC0.01
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.Trelleborg0.01
OCEAN STATE POWERLS Power0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.0.01
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.01
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon Technologies0.01
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.0.01
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INC0.00
NISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSNISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONS0.00
CHEMARTCHEMART0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEX0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi Holding0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian Group0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INC0.00
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVEL0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
BULLARD ABRASIVES INCBULLARD ABRASIVES INC0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INC0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
PALL CORPDanaher0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORP0.00
ROLLS-ROYCE N.A. INC.Rolls-Royce0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INC0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi Chemical0.00
FRITO-LAY INCPepsiCo0.00
TOPCOATStandard Industries Inc.0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital Partners0.00
TIFFANY & COLVMH0.00
DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.0.00
FIBERGLASS FABRICATORS INC.OPAC INC0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INC0.00
ALLNEX USA INC. WALLINGFORD CT SITEPTT Group0.00
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
ACUSHNET CO BALL PLANT IIIFila Holdings Corp.0.00
CYTIVADanaher0.00
SARTORIUS STEDIM 450 DLBSARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide100.25
Chromium91.29
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.) 33.40
Nickel19.80
Maleic anhydride5.38

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide100.25
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjChromium42.29
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium32.31
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.) 23.57
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedNickel16.16

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