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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolHeard Street
Street200 Heard Street
CityWorcester
StateMA
Number of students246
Student % minority55%
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)72nd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)93,179
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)91st
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,277
Toxic Hazard141.55

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

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.15 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS64.31
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation20.34
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.13.32
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United12.59
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj11.23
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO5.38
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners4.94
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC2.73
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway1.82
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INC1.07
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.68
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTIC0.56
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer0.37
MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS INCMaterion0.31
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC0.27
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.27
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation0.26
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit Aerospace0.26
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty Products0.15
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.13
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLC0.09
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.07
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.06
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.05
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.05
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
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.01
OCEAN STATE POWERLS Power0.01
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
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.0.00
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVEL0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INC0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
BULLARD ABRASIVES INCBULLARD ABRASIVES INC0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORP0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
PALL CORPDanaher0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi Chemical0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INC0.00
FRITO-LAY INCPepsiCo0.00
TOPCOATStandard Industries Inc.0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital Partners0.00
FIBERGLASS FABRICATORS INC.OPAC INC0.00
DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.0.00
TIFFANY & COLVMH0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INC0.00
ALLNEX USA INC. WALLINGFORD CT SITEPTT Group0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM Technologies0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP MULT ILAYER STAFFORD DIVTTM Technologies0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.0.00
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 oxide64.31
Chromium33.85
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.) 28.07
Nickel6.92
Maleic anhydride3.96

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide64.31
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.) 20.34
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Chromium13.32
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjChromium10.82
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium8.40

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