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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolMarion E Zeh
Street33 Howard Street
CityNorthborough
StateMA
Number of students251
Student % minority36%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school133
Number of chemicals affecting school73
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)35th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)45,341
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)20th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)492
Toxic Hazard1,338.36

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.28 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.37 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS1,103.77
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain62.30
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital Partners59.47
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners21.19
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation16.08
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United13.39
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.9.72
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj9.55
BOYD CORP INC.Goldman Sachs8.05
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO4.40
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-Hannifin3.87
CHECON LLCCHECON LLC3.54
PARADIGM PRECISION HOLDINGS LLCPursuit Aerospace3.12
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INC2.79
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace Industries2.48
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC2.16
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway1.87
LUBRIZOL ADVANCED MATERIALS INCBerkshire Hathaway1.63
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation1.48
CHEMGENES CORPCHEMGENES CORP1.24
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTIC0.75
SMITH & NEPHEWSmith & Nephew0.69
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC0.54
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.48
MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS INCMaterion0.41
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer0.36
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen Industries0.35
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.28
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty Products0.27
FUTURE FOAM INCFUTURE FOAM INC0.26
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenol0.25
ENTEGRIS INCEntegris0.24
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de Nemours0.21
METALOR TECHNOLOGIES USA CORP REFINING DIVTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo0.20
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital Partners0.14
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLC0.12
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.11
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.08
KENDALL GREEN ENERGY LLCAntin Infrastructure Partners0.06
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.05
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INC0.04
ANALOG DEVICES INC/WILMINGTON MANUFACTURINGAnalog Devices Inc.0.04
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS NH DIVBenchmark Electronics0.04
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.03
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto Denko0.03
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.03
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.0.03
SIKA CORP SIKA SARNAFIL DIVSika AG0.03
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INC0.02
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.02
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon Technologies0.01
COVESTRO LLCCovestro0.01
AVCARB MATERIAL SOLUTIONSArsenal Capital Partners0.01
SPECIALTY MATERIALS INC.Global Materials0.01
DUNCAN GALVANIZING CORP.DUNCAN GALVANIZING CORP.0.01
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.01
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEX0.01
OCEAN STATE POWERLS Power0.00
CHEMARTCHEMART0.00
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican Biltrite0.00
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INC0.00
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.0.00
BRADFORD INDUSTRIESWembly Enterprises0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
NISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSNISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONS0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian Group0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global Management0.00
EDWARDS VACUUM LLCAtlas Copco0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.0.00
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVEL0.00
BULLARD ABRASIVES INCBULLARD ABRASIVES INC0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INC0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONBAE Systems0.00
MATEP LLCLongwood Energy Partners0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INC0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.00
BORO SAND & STONE CORPBORO SAND & STONE CORP0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO INC WESTFORDJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
KOCH SEPARATION SOLUTIONS INC.Koch Industries0.00
ROLLS-ROYCE N.A. INC.Rolls-Royce0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.0.00
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-Hannifin0.00
FIBERGLASS FABRICATORS INC.OPAC INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORP0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital Partners0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.0.00
TOPCOATStandard Industries Inc.0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
TIFFANY & COLVMH0.00
HOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORPHOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORP0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi Chemical0.00
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICSSiemens0.00
ALLNEX USA INC. WALLINGFORD CT SITEPTT Group0.00
SCULLY SIGNALSCULLY SIGNAL0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.0.00
DYNASOL INCDYNASOL INC0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INC0.00
TELEDYNE FLIR SURVEILLANCETeledyne Technologies0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
MURPHYS WASTE OIL SERVICES INCClean Harbors Inc.0.00
THE GILLETTE CO LLCProcter & Gamble0.00
OLYMPIC ADHESIVES INCOLYMPIC ADHESIVES INC0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.0.00
AOTCO METAL FINISHING LLCAOTCO METAL FINISHING LLC0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
RESILIENCE BOSTON INC.NATIONAL RESILIENCE INC0.00
ZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ INTERPOLYMERZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ0.00
ANIKA THERAPEUTICSAnika Therapeutics0.00
ACUSHNET CO BALL PLANT IIIFila Holdings Corp.0.00
CYTIVADanaher0.00
SARTORIUS STEDIM 450 DLBSARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH0.00
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INCSkyworks Solutions0.00
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
Ethylene oxide1,103.77
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.) 101.88
Cobalt49.21
Chromium42.82
Trichloroethylene8.05

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide1,103.77
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.) 62.29
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersCobalt47.20
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.) 21.19
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.) 16.08

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