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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolPathfinder Vocational Technical
Street240 Sykes Street
CityPalmer
StateMA
Number of students640
Student % minority15%
TypeCareer and Technical School
Status1
LevelHigh School
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)84,481
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)86th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,143
Toxic Hazard242.60

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 Holdings91.39
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace20.96
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace20.51
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker19.21
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management15.79
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace13.98
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical13.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners7.62
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan Company6.26
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround Capital5.94
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INC5.26
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation3.67
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire Hathaway3.53
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide Corporation3.26
HYDROFERA LLCEssity3.17
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC2.60
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.2.29
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United1.67
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC0.81
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncasters0.22
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.Trelleborg0.21
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal Health0.19
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum Equity0.17
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER CO0.16
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INC0.16
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes Group0.13
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit Aerospace0.08
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.06
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi Holding0.04
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria Investments0.04
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.04
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 Capital0.02
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM Technologies0.01
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INC0.01
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CO0.01
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM International0.01
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.01
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.00
SIMONIZ USA INC.Syndet Products0.00
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN CO0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & Wesson0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS CO0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
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
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
Cobalt95.57
Chromium89.44
Formaldehyde30.84
Nickel6.74
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.) 6.21

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt91.39
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium19.00
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium18.59
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium15.34
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium14.79

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