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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolNorthampton High
Street380 Elm Street
CityNorthampton
StateMA
Number of students903
Student % minority29%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school46
Number of chemicals affecting school51
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)41st
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)53,187
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)27th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)649
Toxic Hazard998.06

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.21 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.02 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings734.82
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.187.79
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC21.27
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical14.42
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker10.07
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners9.56
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround Capital5.45
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire Hathaway5.15
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan Company3.00
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER CO1.44
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum Equity1.26
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INC0.99
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.83
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal Health0.59
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncasters0.40
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway Golf0.26
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.17
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INC0.15
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity0.09
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CO0.08
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM International0.06
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria Investments0.06
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INC0.05
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INC0.02
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.Trelleborg0.02
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO NONWOVENS LLCBain Capital0.02
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.01
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS CO0.01
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & Wesson0.01
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM Technologies0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi Holding0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment Partners0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLC0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco Products0.00
ALGONQUIN POWER WINDSOR LOCKS LLCAlgonquin Power & Utilities0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INC0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORP0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge Partners0.00
CRANE PIONEER MILLCrane Co.0.00
CRANE & CO. INC.Crane Co.0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. Government0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM Technologies0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP MULT ILAYER STAFFORD DIVTTM Technologies0.00
SAINT GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALSSaint-Gobain0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt736.98
Chromium184.54
Formaldehyde48.23
Nickel14.71
Trichloroethylene5.47

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt734.79
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Chromium173.43
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde21.27
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde14.39
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Nickel14.35

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