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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolCrocker Elementary
Street200 Bigelow Dr
CityFitchburg
StateMA
Number of students616
Student % minority75%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school96
Number of chemicals affecting school57
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)74th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)95,398
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)93rd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,330
Toxic Hazard122.21

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.03 times the national average at schools.

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

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INC52.19
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INC14.20
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INC14.20
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS12.69
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO9.07
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners8.57
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround Capital3.12
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace Industries2.40
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation0.98
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer0.73
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.67
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.0.60
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation0.57
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United0.34
COORSTEK IGNITER PRODUCTSCOORSTEK INC0.29
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj0.28
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen Industries0.22
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.19
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenol0.16
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC0.15
ENTEGRIS INCEntegris0.14
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.11
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INC0.08
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital Partners0.04
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.03
EMD MILLIPORE CORPMerck KGaA (EMD)0.02
COLT REFINING INCCOLT REFINING INC0.02
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS NH DIVBenchmark Electronics0.02
AVCARB MATERIAL SOLUTIONSArsenal Capital Partners0.02
MAJILITE MANUFACTURING INCMERIDIAN INDUSTRIES INC0.01
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.0.01
SPECIALTY MATERIALS INC.Global Materials0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon Technologies0.01
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INC0.01
HARCROS CHEMICALS INCHarcros Chemicals0.01
INTERVALA LLCIntervala0.01
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.00
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican Biltrite0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEX0.00
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de Nemours0.00
BRADFORD INDUSTRIESWembly Enterprises0.00
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INC0.00
CIRCUIT CONNECT INCInfinitum0.00
MARMON UTILITY LLCBerkshire Hathaway0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
EDWARDS VACUUM LLCAtlas Copco0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.00
STRAUMANN MANUFACTURING INCSTRAUMANN MANUFACTURING INC0.00
BRONZE CRAFT CORPBRONZE CRAFT CORP0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global Management0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox Industries0.00
MORGAN ADVANCED CERAMICS INCMorgan Advanced Materials0.00
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment Partners0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIESWorthen Industries0.00
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONBAE Systems0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.00
LGC STANDARDS VHG LABSLGC STANDARDS VHG LABS0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.00
DUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITESDUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITES0.00
CIRTRONICS CORPCIRTRONICS CORP0.00
GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO INC WESTFORDJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
L3 TECHNOLOGIES INC.L3Harris Technologies0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.00
INTERVALA LLCIntervala0.00
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INC0.00
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-Hannifin0.00
RYMES - HUDSONSUPERIOR PLUS CORP0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
HOLOGIC INCHologic0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
SANMINA CORP.Sanmina0.00
TELEDYNE FLIR SURVEILLANCETeledyne Technologies0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
AOTCO METAL FINISHING LLCAOTCO METAL FINISHING LLC0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox Industries0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.0.00
ANIKA THERAPEUTICSAnika Therapeutics0.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE BALL BEARINGS INCMinebeaMitsumi0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.0.00
CYTIVADanaher0.00
SARTORIUS STEDIM 450 DLBSARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH0.00
MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INCM/A-COM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS0.00
CL HAUTHAWAY & SONS CORPCL HAUTHAWAY & SONS CORP0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt43.65
Chromium31.62
Ethylene oxide12.69
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.) 9.56
Nickel7.01

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCCobalt43.65
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INCChromium14.20
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INCChromium14.20
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide12.69
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.) 8.57

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