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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolAshby Elementary
Street911 Main Street
CityAshby
StateMA
Number of students141
Student % minority16%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school84
Number of chemicals affecting school54
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)76th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)98,765
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)95th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,380
Toxic Hazard96.93

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.02 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.10 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INC48.96
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INC11.52
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INC11.52
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS8.68
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners4.82
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO4.13
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround Capital2.13
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace Industries1.88
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation0.57
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.0.34
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation0.32
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer0.30
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United0.26
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.26
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen Industries0.23
COORSTEK IGNITER PRODUCTSCOORSTEK INC0.23
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj0.22
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenol0.20
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.09
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INC0.05
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital Partners0.03
EMD MILLIPORE CORPMerck KGaA (EMD)0.03
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS NH DIVBenchmark Electronics0.02
COLT REFINING INCCOLT REFINING INC0.02
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.02
AVCARB MATERIAL SOLUTIONSArsenal Capital Partners0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.0.01
SPECIALTY MATERIALS INC.Global Materials0.01
MAJILITE MANUFACTURING INCMERIDIAN INDUSTRIES INC0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon Technologies0.01
INTERVALA LLCIntervala0.00
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican Biltrite0.00
HARCROS CHEMICALS INCHarcros Chemicals0.00
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.00
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INC0.00
BRADFORD INDUSTRIESWembly Enterprises0.00
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de Nemours0.00
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INC0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEX0.00
MARMON UTILITY LLCBerkshire Hathaway0.00
CIRCUIT CONNECT INCInfinitum0.00
BRONZE CRAFT CORPBRONZE CRAFT CORP0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global Management0.00
MORGAN ADVANCED CERAMICS INCMorgan Advanced Materials0.00
EDWARDS VACUUM LLCAtlas Copco0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox Industries0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment Partners0.00
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.0.00
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONBAE Systems0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIESWorthen Industries0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
DUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITESDUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITES0.00
LGC STANDARDS VHG LABSLGC STANDARDS VHG LABS0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO INC WESTFORDJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
CIRTRONICS CORPCIRTRONICS CORP0.00
L3 TECHNOLOGIES INC.L3Harris Technologies0.00
INTERVALA LLCIntervala0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.00
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-Hannifin0.00
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INC0.00
FIREYE INCCarrier Global Corporation0.00
RYMES - HUDSONSUPERIOR PLUS CORP0.00
HOLOGIC INCHologic0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.00
SANMINA CORP.Sanmina0.00
TELEDYNE FLIR SURVEILLANCETeledyne Technologies0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
NYLON CORP OF AMERICAWEMBLY NYCOA HOLDINGS LLC0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox Industries0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.0.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE BALL BEARINGS INCMinebeaMitsumi0.00
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
Cobalt40.95
Chromium25.71
Ethylene oxide8.68
Nickel6.45
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.) 5.40

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCCobalt40.95
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INCChromium11.52
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INCChromium11.52
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide8.68
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCNickel6.12

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