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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolGrafton Middle
Street22 Providence Road
CityGrafton
StateMA
Number of students524
Student % minority26%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelMiddle School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school106
Number of chemicals affecting school63
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)69th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)89,332
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)89th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,215
Toxic Hazard182.73

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.04 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.19 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS64.49
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain50.75
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway13.34
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners11.40
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation6.12
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United5.02
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj4.87
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO4.68
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.4.19
CHECON LLCCHECON LLC3.55
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC2.89
ENGINEERED MATERIALS SOLUTIONS LLCWickeder Group2.63
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INC2.19
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTIC1.15
SMITH & NEPHEWSmith & Nephew1.10
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation0.63
FUTURE FOAM INCFUTURE FOAM INC0.44
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC0.38
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer0.37
MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS INCMaterion0.33
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.29
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.28
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty Products0.27
METALOR TECHNOLOGIES USA CORP REFINING DIVTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo0.25
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.19
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit Aerospace0.18
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLC0.16
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.09
TEKNOR APEX COTEKNOR APEX0.09
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.07
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital Partners0.07
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto Denko0.04
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.04
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.03
SIKA CORP SIKA SARNAFIL DIVSika AG0.03
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de Nemours0.03
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.02
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INC0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon Technologies0.01
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.0.01
OCEAN STATE POWERLS Power0.01
INTERPLEX ETCH LOGIC LLCINTERPLEX INDUSTRIES INC0.01
GLINES & RHODES INCGLINES & RHODES INC0.01
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INC0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
INDUPLATE LLC.GREYSTONE INC0.00
CHEMARTCHEMART0.00
NISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSNISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONS0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEX0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INC0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
RUST-OLEUMRPM International0.00
COOLEY INCJ. H. Whitney & Co.0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian Group0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVEL0.00
BULLARD ABRASIVES INCBULLARD ABRASIVES INC0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INC0.00
PALL CORPDanaher0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORP0.00
BORO SAND & STONE CORPBORO SAND & STONE CORP0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
ROLLS-ROYCE N.A. INC.Rolls-Royce0.00
PROVIDENCE METALLIZING CO IN CPROVIDENCE METALLIZING CO INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.0.00
FRITO-LAY INCPepsiCo0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.0.00
FIBERGLASS FABRICATORS INC.OPAC INC0.00
DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital Partners0.00
TOPCOATStandard Industries Inc.0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi Chemical0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
TIFFANY & COLVMH0.00
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICSSiemens0.00
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
DYNASOL INCDYNASOL INC0.00
LEACHGARNERLEACHGARNER0.00
OLYMPIC ADHESIVES INCOLYMPIC ADHESIVES INC0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
METALOR TECHNOLOGIES USATanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo0.00
ZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ INTERPOLYMERZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ0.00
ANIKA THERAPEUTICSAnika Therapeutics0.00
TANURY INDUSTRIESTANURY INDUSTRIES0.00
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
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.) 71.30
Ethylene oxide64.49
Chromium21.62
Nickel11.44
Maleic anhydride3.60

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide64.49
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.) 50.74
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.) 11.40
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel7.67
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.) 6.12

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