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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolMajor Edwards Elementary
Street70 Crescent Street
CityWest Boylston
StateMA
Number of students431
Student % minority23%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school87
Number of chemicals affecting school59
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)65th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)84,527
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)86th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,144
Toxic Hazard241.71

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
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS104.11
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation59.08
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.28.59
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO15.45
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners12.59
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United7.31
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj3.27
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace Industries2.23
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround Capital2.00
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC1.33
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer1.23
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INC1.02
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.88
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation0.60
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.47
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC0.28
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen Industries0.21
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenol0.17
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.16
ENTEGRIS INCEntegris0.14
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INC0.08
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.07
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLC0.07
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INC0.06
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital Partners0.04
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.03
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.03
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de Nemours0.02
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.02
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS NH DIVBenchmark Electronics0.02
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.02
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto Denko0.02
AVCARB MATERIAL SOLUTIONSArsenal Capital Partners0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon Technologies0.01
SPECIALTY MATERIALS INC.Global Materials0.01
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.01
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.0.00
OCEAN STATE POWERLS Power0.00
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican Biltrite0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEX0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
NISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSNISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONS0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
EDWARDS VACUUM LLCAtlas Copco0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway0.00
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INC0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVEL0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment Partners0.00
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONBAE Systems0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INC0.00
GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO INC WESTFORDJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORP0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi Chemical0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.0.00
TELEDYNE FLIR SURVEILLANCETeledyne Technologies0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INC0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.0.00
AOTCO METAL FINISHING LLCAOTCO METAL FINISHING LLC0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.0.00
ANIKA THERAPEUTICSAnika Therapeutics0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INC0.00
CYTIVADanaher0.00
SARTORIUS STEDIM 450 DLBSARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH0.00
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 oxide104.11
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.) 72.98
Chromium36.86
Maleic anhydride8.37
Dicyclopentadiene7.04

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide104.11
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.) 59.08
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Chromium28.58
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.) 12.59
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMaleic anhydride8.37

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