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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolNorth High
Street140 Harrington Way
CityWorcester
StateMA
Number of students1,377
Student % minority82%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school92
Number of chemicals affecting school59
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)64th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)82,956
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)85th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,110
Toxic Hazard267.03

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.05 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.27 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS111.70
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain46.49
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj37.50
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United18.20
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation13.41
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners10.87
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.9.33
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO7.12
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC3.05
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway1.95
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway1.85
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INC1.29
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTIC0.91
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance Corporation0.56
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer0.56
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.41
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC0.34
MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS INCMaterion0.28
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit Aerospace0.23
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty Products0.20
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic Partners0.16
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.11
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLC0.11
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.08
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.05
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital Partners0.04
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de Nemours0.03
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto Denko0.03
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INC0.03
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.02
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INC0.02
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.01
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.01
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.Trelleborg0.01
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon Technologies0.01
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INC0.01
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.01
OCEAN STATE POWERLS Power0.01
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.0.01
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.01
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEX0.00
CHEMARTCHEMART0.00
NISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSNISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONS0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi Holding0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INC0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORP0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian Group0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO0.00
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVEL0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.0.00
BULLARD ABRASIVES INCBULLARD ABRASIVES INC0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INC0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC0.00
PALL CORPDanaher0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INC0.00
BORO SAND & STONE CORPBORO SAND & STONE CORP0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim Group0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORP0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
ROLLS-ROYCE N.A. INC.Rolls-Royce0.00
PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.0.00
FRITO-LAY INCPepsiCo0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi Chemical0.00
DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.0.00
TOPCOATStandard Industries Inc.0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital Partners0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.0.00
TIFFANY & COLVMH0.00
FIBERGLASS FABRICATORS INC.OPAC INC0.00
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICSSiemens0.00
GVS N.A.GVS Group0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INC0.00
ALLNEX USA INC. WALLINGFORD CT SITEPTT Group0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
ANIKA THERAPEUTICSAnika Therapeutics0.00
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 oxide111.70
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.) 73.89
Chromium58.89
Nickel11.35
Maleic anhydride5.00

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide111.70
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-GobainChromium 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.) 46.48
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjChromium36.11
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.) 13.41
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium12.13

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