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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolHighland
Street34 Western Avenue
CityWestfield
StateMA
Number of students370
Student % minority19%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school76
Number of chemicals affecting school53
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)26th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)32,943
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)9th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)214
Toxic Hazard2,171.18

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.45 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 2.23 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPMOTT METALLURGICAL CORP1,268.13
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings628.56
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS56.67
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation55.49
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management28.55
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace21.23
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace21.15
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace17.90
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INC15.99
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide Corporation8.81
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical7.27
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC7.23
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire Hathaway7.11
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker6.23
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners4.91
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell Energy4.90
HYDROFERA LLCEssity3.14
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan Company1.91
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CO1.48
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum Equity0.83
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER CO0.70
RBC AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS INCRBC Bearings Inc.0.46
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal Health0.40
MINTEQ/SPECIALTY MINERALSMinerals Technologies Inc.0.38
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM International0.31
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec Pivot0.28
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INC0.21
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncasters0.20
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORP0.16
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway Golf0.16
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes Group0.12
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit International0.06
COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO LLCColt CZ Group0.05
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INC0.05
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.03
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity0.02
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INC0.02
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.Trelleborg0.01
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN CO0.01
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO NONWOVENS LLCBain Capital0.01
HAR-CONN CHROME COHAR-CONN CHROME CO0.01
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM Technologies0.01
TRIUMPH ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS LLCTriumph Group0.01
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS CO0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & Wesson0.00
OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCCRH PLC0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi Holding0.00
SIMONIZ USA INC.Syndet Products0.00
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek Holdings0.00
TILCON CONNECTICUT INCCRH PLC0.00
O&G INDUSTRIES INC.O&G Industries0.00
DUR-A-FLEXSherwin-Williams0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC0.00
ALTEK ELECTRONICS INCALTEK ELECTRONICS INC0.00
ALGONQUIN POWER WINDSOR LOCKS LLCAlgonquin Power & Utilities0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco Products0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLC0.00
NUTMEG CHROME CORPNUTMEG CHROME CORP0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INC0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool Works0.00
ADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INC0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
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
THE SOUSA CORPSOUSA CORP0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORP0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge Partners0.00
APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
ELECTRIC MOTION CO INC.Hubbell0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. Government0.00
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.) 1,192.56
Cobalt670.82
Chromium132.75
Formaldehyde81.13
Nickel compounds75.84

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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.) 1,192.29
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt628.53
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPMOTT METALLURGICAL CORPNickel compounds75.84
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormaldehyde56.67
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationCobalt40.93

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