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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolGates Lane
Street1238 Main Street
CityWorcester
StateMA
Number of students544
Student % minority73%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school86
Number of chemicals affecting school58
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)70th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)91,083
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)90th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,255
Toxic Hazard164.69

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.03 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.17 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS71.13
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation24.82
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United17.10
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.16.29
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj14.35
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO5.96
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners5.25
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC2.55
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway1.56
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway1.20
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INC1.07
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTIC0.67
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer0.40
MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS INCMaterion0.34
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.29
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation0.28
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC0.27
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit Aerospace0.24
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty Products0.16
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.12
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.11
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLC0.08
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.07
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.07
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.06
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INC0.04
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 Nemours0.02
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.Trelleborg0.01
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.01
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM Technologies0.01
OCEAN STATE POWERLS Power0.01
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.0.01
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INC0.01
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.0.00
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon Technologies0.00
NISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSNISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONS0.00
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INC0.00
CHEMARTCHEMART0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEX0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi Holding0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian Group0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVEL0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INC0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
BULLARD ABRASIVES INCBULLARD ABRASIVES INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INC0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORP0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
PALL CORPDanaher0.00
ROLLS-ROYCE N.A. INC.Rolls-Royce0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi Chemical0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INC0.00
FRITO-LAY INCPepsiCo0.00
FIBERGLASS FABRICATORS INC.OPAC INC0.00
DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.0.00
TIFFANY & COLVMH0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INC0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.0.00
ALLNEX USA INC. WALLINGFORD CT SITEPTT Group0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM Technologies0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP MULT ILAYER STAFFORD DIVTTM Technologies0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
ACUSHNET CO BALL PLANT IIIFila Holdings Corp.0.00
CYTIVADanaher0.00
SARTORIUS STEDIM 450 DLBSARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide71.13
Chromium42.73
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.) 32.68
Nickel9.02
Maleic anhydride4.28

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide71.13
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.) 24.82
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Chromium16.28
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjChromium13.82
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium11.40

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