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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolOak Middle School
Street45 Oak Street
CityShrewsbury
StateMA
Number of students944
Student % minority53%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelMiddle School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school97
Number of chemicals affecting school62
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)57th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)74,062
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)70th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)1,747
Toxic Hazard427.70

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.09 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.44 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS174.14
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj84.82
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain48.91
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United37.78
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation27.94
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.16.91
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners15.50
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO6.95
CHECON LLCCHECON LLC2.69
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC2.60
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway1.85
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INC1.64
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTIC0.86
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation0.82
SMITH & NEPHEWSmith & Nephew0.72
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer0.54
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.41
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.40
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC0.39
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.26
MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS INCMaterion0.24
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty Products0.21
METALOR TECHNOLOGIES USA CORP REFINING DIVTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo0.20
ENTEGRIS INCEntegris0.19
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.15
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLC0.11
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.10
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital Partners0.06
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de Nemours0.05
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.04
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INC0.03
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto Denko0.03
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.02
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INC0.02
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.01
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.01
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon Technologies0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.0.01
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.01
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.01
OCEAN STATE POWERLS Power0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEX0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.00
CHEMARTCHEMART0.00
NISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSNISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONS0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INC0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian Group0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVEL0.00
EDWARDS VACUUM LLCAtlas Copco0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.00
BULLARD ABRASIVES INCBULLARD ABRASIVES INC0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INC0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
PALL CORPDanaher0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.00
BORO SAND & STONE CORPBORO SAND & STONE CORP0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORP0.00
GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO INC WESTFORDJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
ROLLS-ROYCE N.A. INC.Rolls-Royce0.00
PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.0.00
FIBERGLASS FABRICATORS INC.OPAC INC0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital Partners0.00
TOPCOATStandard Industries Inc.0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi Chemical0.00
TIFFANY & COLVMH0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICSSiemens0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INC0.00
ALLNEX USA INC. WALLINGFORD CT SITEPTT Group0.00
TELEDYNE FLIR SURVEILLANCETeledyne Technologies0.00
OLYMPIC ADHESIVES INCOLYMPIC ADHESIVES INC0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
AOTCO METAL FINISHING LLCAOTCO METAL FINISHING LLC0.00
ANIKA THERAPEUTICSAnika Therapeutics0.00
ACUSHNET CO BALL PLANT IIIFila Holdings Corp.0.00
CYTIVADanaher0.00
SARTORIUS STEDIM 450 DLBSARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide174.14
Chromium125.51
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.) 95.05
Nickel18.06
Maleic anhydride4.74

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide174.14
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjChromium81.68
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.) 48.90
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.) 27.94
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium25.17

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