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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolDawson
Street155 Salisbury Street
CityHolden
StateMA
Number of students499
Student % minority21%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school75
Number of chemicals affecting school55
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)15th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)18,114
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)3rd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)39
Toxic Hazard5,074.87

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.04 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 5.20 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.3,866.63
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation1,072.62
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS69.97
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United30.31
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO11.48
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj10.25
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners5.09
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround Capital2.98
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC1.28
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INC0.84
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.78
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer0.73
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.52
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation0.30
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC0.25
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty Products0.14
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.09
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.08
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.07
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.07
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLC0.07
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INC0.07
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.05
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INC0.03
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital Partners0.03
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto Denko0.02
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.02
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de Nemours0.01
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.0.01
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.Trelleborg0.01
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INC0.01
OCEAN STATE POWERLS Power0.01
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon Technologies0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.00
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.0.00
NISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSNISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONS0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEX0.00
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INC0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi Holding0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.00
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVEL0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment Partners0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INC0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO INC WESTFORDJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
PALL CORPDanaher0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORP0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INC0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi Chemical0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INC0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INC0.00
CYTIVADanaher0.00
SARTORIUS STEDIM 450 DLBSARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Chromium3,896.31
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.) 1,079.06
Ethylene oxide69.97
Nickel11.05
Maleic anhydride6.71

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Chromium3,865.86
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.) 1,072.61
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide69.97
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium20.19
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedNickel10.12

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