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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolJireh Swift
Street2203 Acushnet Avenue
CityNew Bedford
StateMA
Number of students226
Student % minority42%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school84
Number of chemicals affecting school65
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)15th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)18,960
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)3rd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)49
Toxic Hazard4,780.79

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.98 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 4.90 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ROTHTEC ENGRAVING CORPROTHTEC ENGRAVING CORP4,506.67
DEPUY SYNTHES A JOHNSON & JOHNSON COJohnson & Johnson154.27
ACUSHNET RUBBER CO D/B/A PRECIX INC.Zhongding Holding Group53.11
ARISTON THERMO USA (PREV HEAT TRANSFER PRODUCTS)ARISTON THERMO USA29.12
GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT CORPGeneral Dynamics9.73
WHIRLPOOL CORPWhirlpool Corp.7.44
MAHR INC.MAHR INC.6.08
ENGINEERED MATERIALS SOLUTIONS LLCWickeder Group4.23
CHECON LLCCHECON LLC3.55
TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA) INCToray Industries1.19
EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP EAST PROVIDENCE TERMINALExxon Mobil1.12
SHELL PROVIDENCE TERMINALShell PLC1.00
SMITH & NEPHEWSmith & Nephew0.82
NATIONAL COATING CORPCarlisle0.51
FUTURE FOAM INCFUTURE FOAM INC0.44
TEKNOR APEX COTEKNOR APEX0.23
ROEHM AMERICA LLCAdvent International0.21
METALOR TECHNOLOGIES USA CORP REFINING DIVTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo0.19
ISP FREETOWN FINE CHEMICALS INCAshland Global Holdings0.15
SPRAGUE EAST PROVIDENCE TERMINALBrookfield Corporation0.12
CANAL GENERATING LLCJERA0.09
TECH-ETCH INCTECH ETCH INC0.08
AMETEK AEGISAmetek0.07
ELECTRO FIBER TECHNOLOGIESJames Cropper0.04
SAINT-GOBAINSaint-Gobain0.04
BABS FOUNDRYBABS FOUNDRY0.03
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - PROVIDENCE BRANCHApollo Global Management0.03
TACO INC. - FALL RIVERTACO INC0.03
COVESTRO LLCCovestro0.02
CDAERO LLCKnowles Corporation0.02
ROGERS CORP - NARRAGANSETTRogers Corp.0.02
INTERPLEX ETCH LOGIC LLCINTERPLEX INDUSTRIES INC0.01
SENESCO MAIN YARDSENESCO0.01
DARTMOUTH POWER ASSOCIATES L.P.Riverstone Holdings0.01
TPI COMPOSITES INC.TPI Composites0.01
V&S TAUNTON GALVANIZING LLCHill & Smith Holdings PLC0.01
GLINES & RHODES INCGLINES & RHODES INC0.01
ACUSHNET CO BALL PLANT IIFila Holdings Corp.0.01
ADVANCED CHEMICAL COADVANCED CHEMICAL CO0.01
SKYLINE COMPOSITESSKYLINE COMPOSITES0.01
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALSAlnylam Pharmaceuticals0.00
PREFERRED CONCRETE CORPPREFERRED CONCRETE CORP0.00
ACUSHNET CO BALL PLANT IIIFila Holdings Corp.0.00
GLOBE COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS LLCESCO Technologies0.00
COOLEY INCJ. H. Whitney & Co.0.00
EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES LLCGTCR LLC0.00
SWIMEX INC.SWIMEX INC.0.00
GANNON & SCOTTGANNON & SCOTT0.00
RUST-OLEUMRPM International0.00
BORDEN & REMINGTON CORPBORDEN & REMINGTON CORPORATION0.00
AFC CABLE SYSTEMSAtkore International0.00
LUCAS MILHAUPT WARWICK LLCSteel Partners Holdings0.00
PEASE & CURREN INCPEASE & CURREN INC0.00
AIRBORN ELECTRONICS INCAIRBORN INC0.00
ASPEN AEROGELS RHODE ISLAND LLCAspen Aerogels0.00
MANCHESTER STREET LLC.Starwood Energy Group0.00
IRA GREEN INCIRA GREEN INC0.00
BORO SAND & STONE CORPBORO SAND & STONE CORP0.00
PROVIDENCE METALLIZING CO IN CPROVIDENCE METALLIZING CO INC0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLES & SYSTEMS USAPrysmian Group0.00
SPRAGUE PROVIDENCEBrookfield Corporation0.00
W R COBB CO.W R COBB CO.0.00
FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MATERIALS USA INCFujifilm0.00
OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES INCOCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES INC0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS INC.Clean Harbors Inc.0.00
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONSVeolia Group0.00
NATIONAL CHAIN CONATIONAL CHAIN CO0.00
LEACHGARNERLEACHGARNER0.00
JAMES A MURPHY & SON (RI)NATIONAL CHAIN CO0.00
ADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INC0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
GELEST INCMitsubishi Chemical0.00
NATIONAL CHAINNATIONAL CHAIN CO0.00
METALOR TECHNOLOGIES USATanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo0.00
COVALENCE SPECIALTY ADHESIVES LLCBerry Global0.00
MONARCH METAL FINISHING CO. INC.MONARCH METAL FINISHING CO. INC.0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
DUR-A-FLEXSherwin-Williams0.00
POR PRODUCTSPOR PRODUCTS0.00
ALLNEX USA INC. WALLINGFORD CT SITEPTT Group0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
GEM GRAVURE CO INC.GEM GRAVURE CO INC0.00
TANURY INDUSTRIESTANURY INDUSTRIES0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian Group0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Nickel compounds4,510.32
Cobalt137.15
Diisocyanates57.08
Chromium43.15
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.) 12.11

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ROTHTEC ENGRAVING CORPROTHTEC ENGRAVING CORPNickel compounds4,506.67
DEPUY SYNTHES A JOHNSON & JOHNSON COJohnson & JohnsonCobalt137.15
ACUSHNET RUBBER CO D/B/A PRECIX INC.Zhongding Holding GroupDiisocyanates53.11
DEPUY SYNTHES A JOHNSON & JOHNSON COJohnson & JohnsonChromium17.12
ARISTON THERMO USA (PREV HEAT TRANSFER PRODUCTS)ARISTON THERMO USAChromium14.54

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