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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolBerkshire Community College
Street1350 West Street
CityPittsfield
StateMA
Number of students0
Data SourceIPEDS (higher ed)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school38
Number of chemicals affecting school60
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)79th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)102,596
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)98th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,449
Toxic Hazard69.78

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.01 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.07 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS42.39
US ARMY - WATERVLIET ARSENALU.S. Government17.85
NORLITE LLCTradebe3.83
TANSITOR ELECTRONICS INCVishay Intertechnology2.28
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC2.19
GLOBAL COS LLC ALBANY TERMINALGlobal Partners LP0.77
HOLCIM (US) INCHolcim Group0.20
MINTEQ/SPECIALTY MINERALSMinerals Technologies Inc.0.13
SI GROUP INCSK Capital Partners0.03
ROSS PRECISION MANUFACTURINGROSS PRECISION MANUFACTURING0.03
DUCOMMUN AEROSTRUCTURES NEW YORK INC.Ducommun0.02
SHPP US LLCSaudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)0.01
ARCH CHEMICALS INCArxada0.01
OWENS CORNINGOwens Corning0.01
TONOGA INC DBA TACONICTONOGA INC DBA TACONIC0.01
ROSS VALVE MANUFACTURING CO INCROSS VALVE MANUFACTURING CO INC0.01
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALSAlnylam Pharmaceuticals0.00
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.0.00
EMPIRE GENERATING CO LLC.Black Diamond Capital Management0.00
PITTSFIELD GENERATING CO LPHull Street Energy0.00
VON ROLL USA INCVON ROLL AG0.00
CURIA RENSSELAER INC.Aledade0.00
VANDEMARK CHEMICAL INCComvest Partners0.00
SPRAGUE RENSSELAER TERMINALBrookfield Corporation0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVESSaint-Gobain0.00
CALLANAN INDUSTRIES ALBANY ASPHALT PLANTCRH PLC0.00
CRANE & CO. INC.Crane Co.0.00
HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS LLCHuntsman Corp.0.00
CRANE PIONEER MILLCrane Co.0.00
EASTMAN KODAK CO EASTMAN BUSINESS PARKEastman Kodak0.00
BOSTIK MANUFACTURING PLANTArkema0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker Group0.00
W R GRACE & COStandard Industries Inc.0.00
CE BRADLEY LABORATORIES INCC. E. Bradley Laboratories0.00
APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
CLEMENTE LATHAM PORT OF ALBANY PLANTCRH PLC0.00
ETHOS BIOSCIENCES INC.OTT SCIENTIFIC0.00
HOLLAND COHOLLAND CO0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Formaldehyde42.43
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.) 17.85
1-Bromopropane2.28
Benzene1.91
Thiourea1.44

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormaldehyde42.39
US ARMY - WATERVLIET ARSENALU.S. GovernmentChromium 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.) 17.85
TANSITOR ELECTRONICS INCVishay Intertechnology1-Bromopropane2.28
NORLITE LLCTradebeThiourea1.44
NORLITE LLCTradebeNitrobenzene1.36
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene1.07
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCNaphthalene1.01
GLOBAL COS LLC ALBANY TERMINALGlobal Partners LPBenzene0.71
NORLITE LLCTradebeChloroform0.51
NORLITE LLCTradebeCarbon tetrachloride0.20
HOLCIM (US) INCHolcim GroupChromium0.19
NORLITE LLCTradebeBenzene0.13
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCEthylbenzene0.08
MINTEQ/SPECIALTY MINERALSMinerals Technologies Inc.Chromium0.07
NORLITE LLCTradebeTrichloroethylene0.05
GLOBAL COS LLC ALBANY TERMINALGlobal Partners LPNaphthalene0.04
NORLITE LLCTradebeNaphthalene0.04
MINTEQ/SPECIALTY MINERALSMinerals Technologies Inc.Manganese0.04
NORLITE LLCTradebeo-Toluidine0.04
SI GROUP INCSK Capital PartnersFormaldehyde0.03
ROSS PRECISION MANUFACTURINGROSS PRECISION MANUFACTURINGCopper0.03
DUCOMMUN AEROSTRUCTURES NEW YORK INC.DucommunNitric acid0.02
NORLITE LLCTradebe1,1,2-Trichloroethane0.02
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.02
MINTEQ/SPECIALTY MINERALSMinerals Technologies Inc.Nickel0.01
GLOBAL COS LLC ALBANY TERMINALGlobal Partners LPEthylbenzene0.01
ARCH CHEMICALS INCArxadaPyridine0.01
SHPP US LLCSaudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)Formaldehyde0.01
MINTEQ/SPECIALTY MINERALSMinerals Technologies Inc.Lead compounds0.01
NORLITE LLCTradebe1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane0.01
NORLITE LLCTradebeTetrachloroethylene0.01
NORLITE LLCTradebePyridine0.01
OWENS CORNINGOwens CorningManganese compounds0.01
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
TONOGA INC DBA TACONICTONOGA INC DBA TACONICEthylbenzene0.01
ROSS VALVE MANUFACTURING CO INCROSS VALVE MANUFACTURING CO INCLead compounds0.01
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALSAlnylam PharmaceuticalsAcetonitrile0.00
HOLCIM (US) INCHolcim GroupXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
EMPIRE GENERATING CO LLC.Black Diamond Capital ManagementAmmonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.00
PITTSFIELD GENERATING CO LPHull Street EnergyAmmonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.00
NORLITE LLCTradebeAcetonitrile0.00
NORLITE LLCTradebeXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
GLOBAL COS LLC ALBANY TERMINALGlobal Partners LPXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.Lead compounds0.00
NORLITE LLCTradebeAniline0.00
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.Naphthalene0.00
SHPP US LLCSaudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)Toluene0.00
SPRAGUE RENSSELAER TERMINALBrookfield Corporation1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVESSaint-GobainPhenol0.00
HOLCIM (US) INCHolcim GroupLead compounds0.00
VON ROLL USA INCVON ROLL AGEthylbenzene0.00
CURIA RENSSELAER INC.AledadeN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
TANSITOR ELECTRONICS INCVishay IntertechnologyEthylene glycol0.00
HOLCIM (US) INCHolcim GroupAmmonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.00
VANDEMARK CHEMICAL INCComvest PartnersN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
VON ROLL USA INCVON ROLL AGDicyclopentadiene0.00
NORLITE LLCTradebeDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.00
GLOBAL COS LLC ALBANY TERMINALGlobal Partners LP1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
TONOGA INC DBA TACONICTONOGA INC DBA TACONICXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SHPP US LLCSaudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)Phenol0.00
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
ROSS VALVE MANUFACTURING CO INCROSS VALVE MANUFACTURING CO INCCopper0.00
OWENS CORNINGOwens CorningLead compounds0.00
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
SI GROUP INCSK Capital PartnersEthylbenzene0.00
NORLITE LLCTradebeLead 0.00
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCToluene0.00
SHPP US LLCSaudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
HOLCIM (US) INCHolcim GroupMercury compounds0.00
CALLANAN INDUSTRIES ALBANY ASPHALT PLANTCRH PLCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
CURIA RENSSELAER INC.Aledade1,4-Dioxane0.00
VANDEMARK CHEMICAL INCComvest PartnersXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SHPP US LLCSaudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)Methanol0.00
SHPP US LLCSaudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)Cresol (mixed isomers)0.00
SI GROUP INCSK Capital PartnersPhenol0.00
NORLITE LLCTradebePhenol0.00
NORLITE LLCTradebeN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
SHPP US LLCSaudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)Styrene0.00
GLOBAL COS LLC ALBANY TERMINALGlobal Partners LPn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
NORLITE LLCTradeben-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
SHPP US LLCSaudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)2,4-Dimethylphenol0.00
CRANE & CO. INC.Crane Co.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
NORLITE LLCTradebeToluene0.00
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCCyclohexane0.00
SHPP US LLCSaudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)Zinc compounds0.00
SI GROUP INCSK Capital PartnersXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
CRANE PIONEER MILLCrane Co.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
CURIA RENSSELAER INC.AledadeAcetonitrile0.00
HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS LLCHuntsman Corp.Phthalic anhydride0.00
SPRAGUE RENSSELAER TERMINALBrookfield CorporationPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
NORLITE LLCTradebeEthylene glycol0.00
CURIA RENSSELAER INC.AledadeToluene0.00
BOSTIK MANUFACTURING PLANTArkemaEthylene glycol0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker GroupMethanol0.00
VON ROLL USA INCVON ROLL AGXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
GLOBAL COS LLC ALBANY TERMINALGlobal Partners LPBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
EASTMAN KODAK CO EASTMAN BUSINESS PARKEastman KodakAcetonitrile0.00
CURIA RENSSELAER INC.AledadeMethanol0.00
GLOBAL COS LLC ALBANY TERMINALGlobal Partners LPToluene0.00
VON ROLL USA INCVON ROLL AGCertain glycol ethers0.00
NORLITE LLCTradebeMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
VANDEMARK CHEMICAL INCComvest PartnersToluene0.00
TONOGA INC DBA TACONICTONOGA INC DBA TACONICToluene0.00
MINTEQ/SPECIALTY MINERALSMinerals Technologies Inc.Copper0.00
VANDEMARK CHEMICAL INCComvest PartnersDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.00
NORLITE LLCTradebeChlorobenzene0.00
W R GRACE & COStandard Industries Inc.Methanol0.00
EASTMAN KODAK CO EASTMAN BUSINESS PARKEastman KodakN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormic acid0.00
NORLITE LLCTradebeMethanol0.00
VANDEMARK CHEMICAL INCComvest PartnersChlorobenzene0.00
NORLITE LLCTradebeStyrene0.00
VON ROLL USA INCVON ROLL AGToluene0.00
NORLITE LLCTradebeCyclohexane0.00
APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS LLCHuntsman Corp.1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
NORLITE LLCTradebeCumene0.00
HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS LLCHuntsman Corp.Xylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
CE BRADLEY LABORATORIES INCC. E. Bradley LaboratoriesEthylbenzene0.00
EASTMAN KODAK CO EASTMAN BUSINESS PARKEastman KodakXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
CLEMENTE LATHAM PORT OF ALBANY PLANTCRH PLCLead 0.00
CE BRADLEY LABORATORIES INCC. E. Bradley LaboratoriesCertain glycol ethers0.00
CE BRADLEY LABORATORIES INCC. E. Bradley LaboratoriesXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
GLOBAL COS LLC ALBANY TERMINALGlobal Partners LPCyclohexane0.00
EASTMAN KODAK CO EASTMAN BUSINESS PARKEastman KodakMethanol0.00
BOSTIK MANUFACTURING PLANTArkemaMethanol0.00
CRANE & CO. INC.Crane Co.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
ETHOS BIOSCIENCES INC.OTT SCIENTIFICMethanol0.00
APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLCMercury0.00
SI GROUP INCSK Capital Partnersm-Cresol0.00
VANDEMARK CHEMICAL INCComvest PartnersMethanol0.00
HOLLAND COHOLLAND COAmmonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.00
EASTMAN KODAK CO EASTMAN BUSINESS PARKEastman KodakToluene0.00
CRANE PIONEER MILLCrane Co.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
CE BRADLEY LABORATORIES INCC. E. Bradley Laboratories1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
SI GROUP INCSK Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS LLCHuntsman Corp.Toluene0.00
EASTMAN KODAK CO EASTMAN BUSINESS PARKEastman KodakDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.00
SPRAGUE RENSSELAER TERMINALBrookfield CorporationBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
EASTMAN KODAK CO EASTMAN BUSINESS PARKEastman KodakCyclohexane0.00
CE BRADLEY LABORATORIES INCC. E. Bradley Laboratoriesn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALSAlnylam PharmaceuticalsToluene0.00
HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS LLCHuntsman Corp.sec-Butyl alcohol (2-Butanol)0.00
CE BRADLEY LABORATORIES INCC. E. Bradley LaboratoriesToluene0.00
TONOGA INC DBA TACONICTONOGA INC DBA TACONICAluminum oxide (fibrous forms) (Alumina)0.00
SI GROUP INCSK Capital PartnersNonylphenol0.00

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