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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolOld Mill Pond
Street4107 Main Street
CityPalmer
StateMA
Number of students599
Student % minority23%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school73
Number of chemicals affecting school51
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)65th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)84,371
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)86th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,140
Toxic Hazard243.92

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.05 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.25 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings93.12
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker20.57
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace19.79
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace19.40
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management15.53
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace13.22
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical12.22
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INC8.46
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners6.97
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan Company6.12
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround Capital5.83
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation3.78
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire Hathaway3.49
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide Corporation3.14
HYDROFERA LLCEssity2.99
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC2.71
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.2.36
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United1.72
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC0.78
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.Trelleborg0.27
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncasters0.21
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal Health0.18
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INC0.16
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum Equity0.16
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER CO0.15
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes Group0.13
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit Aerospace0.08
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi Holding0.07
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.06
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.04
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria Investments0.04
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway Golf0.03
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.03
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit International0.02
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INC0.02
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INC0.02
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO NONWOVENS LLCBain Capital0.01
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM Technologies0.01
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CO0.01
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.01
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM International0.01
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INC0.01
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.00
SIMONIZ USA INC.Syndet Products0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & Wesson0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS CO0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity0.00
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek Holdings0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment Partners0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.00
ALGONQUIN POWER WINDSOR LOCKS LLCAlgonquin Power & Utilities0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
PALL CORPDanaher0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco Products0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool Works0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi Chemical0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLC0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge Partners0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INC0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORP0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM Technologies0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. Government0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP MULT ILAYER STAFFORD DIVTTM Technologies0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.0.00
SAINT GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALSSaint-Gobain0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt97.59
Chromium87.43
Formaldehyde29.07
Diisocyanates8.65
Nickel6.48

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt93.11
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium17.94
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium17.59
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium15.83
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium15.09

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