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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolNorth Grafton Elementary
Street44 Waterville Street
CityNorth Grafton
StateMA
Number of students244
Student % minority33%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school106
Number of chemicals affecting school63
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)66th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)84,850
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)86th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,148
Toxic Hazard237.45

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

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.24 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS91.10
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain49.38
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway20.61
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners13.36
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation11.51
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United10.38
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj9.64
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.8.27
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO5.23
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC3.15
CHECON LLCCHECON LLC3.10
ENGINEERED MATERIALS SOLUTIONS LLCWickeder Group2.73
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INC2.18
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTIC1.13
SMITH & NEPHEWSmith & Nephew0.99
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation0.73
FUTURE FOAM INCFUTURE FOAM INC0.41
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC0.41
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer0.40
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.37
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.31
MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS INCMaterion0.30
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty Products0.26
METALOR TECHNOLOGIES USA CORP REFINING DIVTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo0.23
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.22
ENTEGRIS INCEntegris0.18
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLC0.15
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit Aerospace0.14
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.10
TEKNOR APEX COTEKNOR APEX0.08
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital Partners0.07
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.05
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto Denko0.04
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.04
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de Nemours0.03
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.03
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.03
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INC0.02
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.01
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.0.01
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INC0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon Technologies0.01
GLINES & RHODES INCGLINES & RHODES INC0.01
OCEAN STATE POWERLS Power0.01
INTERPLEX ETCH LOGIC LLCINTERPLEX INDUSTRIES INC0.01
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.01
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
INDUPLATE LLC.GREYSTONE INC0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEX0.00
CHEMARTCHEMART0.00
NISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSNISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONS0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INC0.00
RUST-OLEUMRPM International0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian Group0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVEL0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INC0.00
BULLARD ABRASIVES INCBULLARD ABRASIVES INC0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.00
PALL CORPDanaher0.00
BORO SAND & STONE CORPBORO SAND & STONE CORP0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORP0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
PROVIDENCE METALLIZING CO IN CPROVIDENCE METALLIZING CO INC0.00
ROLLS-ROYCE N.A. INC.Rolls-Royce0.00
PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
FRITO-LAY INCPepsiCo0.00
FIBERGLASS FABRICATORS INC.OPAC INC0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
TOPCOATStandard Industries Inc.0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital Partners0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi Chemical0.00
TIFFANY & COLVMH0.00
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICSSiemens0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INC0.00
ALLNEX USA INC. WALLINGFORD CT SITEPTT Group0.00
DYNASOL INCDYNASOL INC0.00
LEACHGARNERLEACHGARNER0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.0.00
OLYMPIC ADHESIVES INCOLYMPIC ADHESIVES INC0.00
TELEDYNE FLIR SURVEILLANCETeledyne Technologies0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
METALOR TECHNOLOGIES USATanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo0.00
AOTCO METAL FINISHING LLCAOTCO METAL FINISHING LLC0.00
ANIKA THERAPEUTICSAnika Therapeutics0.00
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 oxide91.10
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.) 77.51
Chromium36.89
Nickel17.66
Maleic anhydride3.86

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide91.10
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.) 49.37
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.) 13.36
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel11.85
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.) 11.51

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