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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolFort Meadow Early Childhood Center
Street35 White Street
CityWestfield
StateMA
Number of students133
Student % minority24%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelPrekindergarten
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school73
Number of chemicals affecting school51
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)37th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)47,906
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)22nd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)533
Toxic Hazard1,220.99

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.25 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.25 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings911.77
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation59.19
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS53.81
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management32.69
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CO23.38
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace21.68
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace20.97
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace18.17
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INC15.93
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide Corporation9.85
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire Hathaway8.66
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical8.60
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker8.19
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC6.67
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners6.28
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell Energy4.44
HYDROFERA LLCEssity3.29
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan Company2.07
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum Equity1.04
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER CO0.87
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM International0.60
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal Health0.48
RBC AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS INCRBC Bearings Inc.0.44
MINTEQ/SPECIALTY MINERALSMinerals Technologies Inc.0.36
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec Pivot0.28
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INC0.22
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncasters0.21
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway Golf0.20
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORP0.17
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes Group0.14
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit International0.06
COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO LLCColt CZ Group0.05
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INC0.05
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.03
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.Trelleborg0.02
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN CO0.01
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 CO0.01
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
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC0.00
ALGONQUIN POWER WINDSOR LOCKS LLCAlgonquin Power & Utilities0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco Products0.00
ALTEK ELECTRONICS INCALTEK ELECTRONICS INC0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLC0.00
NUTMEG CHROME CORPNUTMEG CHROME CORP0.00
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
SAINT GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALSSaint-Gobain0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt957.18
Chromium141.06
Formaldehyde80.73
Nitric acid23.40
Nickel10.64

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt911.73
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormaldehyde53.81
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationCobalt43.66
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium31.76
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid23.37

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