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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolNorrback Avenue
Street44 Malden Street
CityWorcester
StateMA
Number of students507
Student % minority68%
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)56th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)72,792
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)67th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)1,672
Toxic Hazard453.24

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.09 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.46 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS118.56
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation115.51
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United93.01
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.72.77
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj22.23
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO11.43
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners10.54
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround Capital1.79
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC1.52
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INC1.02
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.87
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer0.84
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTIC0.63
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.59
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation0.51
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC0.29
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.22
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty Products0.17
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.13
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.10
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.08
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLC0.08
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.05
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INC0.05
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital Partners0.04
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INC0.03
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INC0.03
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de Nemours0.02
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto Denko0.02
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.02
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.02
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.Trelleborg0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon Technologies0.01
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.01
OCEAN STATE POWERLS Power0.01
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEX0.00
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INC0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.00
NISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSNISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONS0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi Holding0.00
EDWARDS VACUUM LLCAtlas Copco0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INC0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVEL0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment Partners0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INC0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
PALL CORPDanaher0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO INC WESTFORDJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
ROLLS-ROYCE N.A. INC.Rolls-Royce0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORP0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi Chemical0.00
TOPCOATStandard Industries Inc.0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital Partners0.00
TIFFANY & COLVMH0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INC0.00
TELEDYNE FLIR SURVEILLANCETeledyne Technologies0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.0.00
ANIKA THERAPEUTICSAnika Therapeutics0.00
CYTIVADanaher0.00
SARTORIUS STEDIM 450 DLBSARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Chromium156.56
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.) 127.67
Ethylene oxide118.56
Nickel33.07
Maleic anhydride6.94

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide118.56
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.) 115.51
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Chromium72.76
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium61.99
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedNickel31.02

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