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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolMemorial Middle School
Street615 Rollstone Street
CityFitchburg
StateMA
Number of students581
Student % minority71%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelMiddle School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school89
Number of chemicals affecting school57
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)73rd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)95,265
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)93rd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,326
Toxic Hazard123.30

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 INC45.02
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO16.27
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS15.53
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INC11.98
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INC11.98
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners8.70
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround Capital2.48
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace Industries2.33
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer2.19
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.2.19
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation1.13
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.0.68
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation0.54
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United0.42
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj0.29
COORSTEK IGNITER PRODUCTSCOORSTEK INC0.27
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen Industries0.20
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.20
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenol0.16
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC0.16
ENTEGRIS INCEntegris0.15
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.12
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INC0.06
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital Partners0.04
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.02
EMD MILLIPORE CORPMerck KGaA (EMD)0.02
COLT REFINING INCCOLT REFINING INC0.02
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS NH DIVBenchmark Electronics0.02
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.02
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.0.02
AVCARB MATERIAL SOLUTIONSArsenal Capital Partners0.01
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INC0.01
SPECIALTY MATERIALS INC.Global Materials0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon Technologies0.01
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.01
HARCROS CHEMICALS INCHarcros Chemicals0.00
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican Biltrite0.00
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de Nemours0.00
BRADFORD INDUSTRIESWembly Enterprises0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEX0.00
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INC0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
CIRCUIT CONNECT INCInfinitum0.00
EDWARDS VACUUM LLCAtlas Copco0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
MARMON UTILITY LLCBerkshire Hathaway0.00
BRONZE CRAFT CORPBRONZE CRAFT CORP0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global Management0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox Industries0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.0.00
MORGAN ADVANCED CERAMICS INCMorgan Advanced Materials0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment Partners0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIESWorthen Industries0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.00
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONBAE Systems0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
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
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.00
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INC0.00
INTERVALA LLCIntervala0.00
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-Hannifin0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
RYMES - HUDSONSUPERIOR PLUS CORP0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
TELEDYNE FLIR SURVEILLANCETeledyne Technologies0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
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 METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.0.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE BALL BEARINGS INCMinebeaMitsumi0.00
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
Cobalt37.65
Chromium27.05
Ethylene oxide15.53
Dicyclopentadiene11.32
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.) 9.83

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCCobalt37.65
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide15.53
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INCChromium11.98
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INCChromium11.98
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CODicyclopentadiene11.32

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