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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolLeominster Center for Excellence
Street122 Granite Street
CityLeominster
StateMA
Number of students50
Student % minority42%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school98
Number of chemicals affecting school61
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)72nd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)93,317
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)91st
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,278
Toxic Hazard140.24

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

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.14 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INC46.37
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners21.08
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS20.66
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INC14.02
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INC14.02
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO8.91
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation2.83
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround Capital2.73
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace Industries2.45
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.1.60
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation1.09
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer0.87
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.70
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United0.59
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.37
COORSTEK IGNITER PRODUCTSCOORSTEK INC0.30
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj0.29
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen Industries0.24
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC0.18
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenol0.18
ENTEGRIS INCEntegris0.17
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.14
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INC0.06
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital Partners0.05
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLC0.04
COLT REFINING INCCOLT REFINING INC0.03
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.02
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS NH DIVBenchmark Electronics0.02
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.02
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INC0.02
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon Technologies0.02
EMD MILLIPORE CORPMerck KGaA (EMD)0.02
AVCARB MATERIAL SOLUTIONSArsenal Capital Partners0.01
MAJILITE MANUFACTURING INCMERIDIAN INDUSTRIES INC0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.0.01
SPECIALTY MATERIALS INC.Global Materials0.01
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto Denko0.01
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEX0.01
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.01
HARCROS CHEMICALS INCHarcros Chemicals0.01
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.01
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de Nemours0.00
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican Biltrite0.00
BRADFORD INDUSTRIESWembly Enterprises0.00
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INC0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
CIRCUIT CONNECT INCInfinitum0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global Management0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
BRONZE CRAFT CORPBRONZE CRAFT CORP0.00
EDWARDS VACUUM LLCAtlas Copco0.00
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.0.00
MARMON UTILITY LLCBerkshire Hathaway0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox Industries0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
MORGAN ADVANCED CERAMICS INCMorgan Advanced Materials0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIESWorthen Industries0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment Partners0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway0.00
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONBAE Systems0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.00
CIRTRONICS CORPCIRTRONICS CORP0.00
GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO INC WESTFORDJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.00
DUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITESDUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITES0.00
INTERVALA LLCIntervala0.00
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INC0.00
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-Hannifin0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORP0.00
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
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
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
CURIA MASSACHUSETTS INC.Aledade0.00
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
Cobalt38.79
Chromium32.21
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.) 23.90
Ethylene oxide20.66
Nickel6.40

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCCobalt38.79
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.) 21.08
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide20.66
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INCChromium14.02
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INCChromium14.02

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