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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWestfield Middle School
Street30 West Silver Street
CityWestfield
StateMA
Number of students691
Student % minority28%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelMiddle School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school76
Number of chemicals affecting school53
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)25th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)30,922
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)7th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)164
Toxic Hazard2,369.03

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.49 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 2.43 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPMOTT METALLURGICAL CORP1,186.20
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings885.39
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation59.98
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS54.19
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management33.15
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace22.43
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace21.68
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace18.28
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INC16.33
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide Corporation10.32
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical9.32
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire Hathaway8.77
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CO7.28
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker7.06
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners6.73
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC6.41
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell Energy4.55
HYDROFERA LLCEssity3.33
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan Company2.17
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum Equity0.97
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER CO0.89
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM International0.77
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal Health0.49
RBC AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS INCRBC Bearings Inc.0.45
MINTEQ/SPECIALTY MINERALSMinerals Technologies Inc.0.35
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec Pivot0.29
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncasters0.22
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INC0.21
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway Golf0.20
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORP0.17
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes Group0.14
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit International0.07
COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO LLCColt CZ Group0.06
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INC0.05
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.03
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INC0.02
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity0.02
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO NONWOVENS LLCBain Capital0.02
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.Trelleborg0.01
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN CO0.01
HAR-CONN CHROME COHAR-CONN CHROME CO0.01
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM Technologies0.01
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS CO0.01
TRIUMPH ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS LLCTriumph Group0.01
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & Wesson0.00
SIMONIZ USA INC.Syndet Products0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi Holding0.00
OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCCRH PLC0.00
TILCON CONNECTICUT INCCRH PLC0.00
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek Holdings0.00
DUR-A-FLEXSherwin-Williams0.00
O&G INDUSTRIES INC.O&G Industries0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco Products0.00
ALGONQUIN POWER WINDSOR LOCKS LLCAlgonquin Power & Utilities0.00
ALTEK ELECTRONICS INCALTEK ELECTRONICS INC0.00
NUTMEG CHROME CORPNUTMEG CHROME CORP0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLC0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INC0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool Works0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
ADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INC0.00
ORAFOL AMERICAS INCORAFOL INTERNATIONAL0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INC0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORP0.00
THE SOUSA CORPSOUSA CORP0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge Partners0.00
APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. Government0.00
ELECTRIC MOTION CO INC.Hubbell0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM Technologies0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP MULT ILAYER STAFFORD DIVTTM Technologies0.00
AMERICAN GREENFUELS LLCKOLMAR AMERICAS INC0.00
SAINT GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALSSaint-Gobain0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
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.) 1,115.54
Cobalt931.13
Chromium143.24
Formaldehyde82.14
Nickel compounds70.94

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPMOTT METALLURGICAL CORPChromium 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.) 1,115.26
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt885.35
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPMOTT METALLURGICAL CORPNickel compounds70.94
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormaldehyde54.19
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationCobalt44.24

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