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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolNew Hingham Regional Elementary
Street30 Smith Rd
CityChesterfield
StateMA
Number of students145
Student % minority4%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school36
Number of chemicals affecting school46
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)57th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)74,099
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)70th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)1,750
Toxic Hazard426.60

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

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.44 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings179.86
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.144.05
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS90.96
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical3.15
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker2.78
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners2.24
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC2.19
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.39
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER CO0.25
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum Equity0.20
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncasters0.16
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal Health0.14
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway Golf0.05
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria Investments0.04
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INC0.03
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CO0.03
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM International0.02
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.0.02
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INC0.01
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & Wesson0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS CO0.00
PITTSFIELD GENERATING CO LPHull Street Energy0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco Products0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INC0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
CRANE PIONEER MILLCrane Co.0.00
CRANE & CO. INC.Crane Co.0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLC0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge Partners0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORP0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. Government0.00
HOLLAND COHOLLAND CO0.00
SAINT GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALSSaint-Gobain0.00

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt180.46
Chromium135.33
Formaldehyde98.53
Nickel11.09
Certain glycol ethers0.25
Benzene0.22
Epichlorohydrin0.20
Naphthalene0.16
Acrylic acid0.14
Diisocyanates0.05
Ethylbenzene0.05
Nitric acid0.03
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.01
Copper0.01
Lead compounds0.01
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.01
Lead 0.01
Trichloroethylene0.00
Manganese compounds0.00
Vinyl acetate0.00
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.00
Ammonia (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
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
Toluene0.00
Methanol0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
Cyanide compounds0.00
Tetrachloroethylene0.00
2,4-D0.00
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
Styrene0.00
Formic acid0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone0.00
Manganese0.00
Ethylene glycol0.00
Cyclohexane0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
Diethanolamine0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)0.00
Butyraldehyde0.00
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.) 0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt179.86
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Chromium133.03
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormaldehyde90.96
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Nickel11.01
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde3.15

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