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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolSwift River
Street201 Wendell Rd
CityNew Salem
StateMA
Number of students131
Student % minority13%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school45
Number of chemicals affecting school52
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)69th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)89,514
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)89th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,223
Toxic Hazard180.85

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.04 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.19 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.118.89
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround Capital35.13
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical11.54
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners7.23
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation2.15
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.1.41
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INC0.98
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC0.96
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO0.56
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncasters0.43
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INC0.31
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER CO0.31
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum Equity0.28
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal Health0.27
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.Trelleborg0.08
EMD MILLIPORE CORPMerck KGaA (EMD)0.06
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria Investments0.05
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway Golf0.05
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomer0.03
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.0.03
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INC0.03
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment Partners0.02
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INC0.01
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.0.01
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi Holding0.01
CE BRADLEY LABORATORIES INCC. E. Bradley Laboratories0.01
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.01
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & Wesson0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS CO0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity0.00
DUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITESDUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITES0.00
GARWARE FULFLEX USA INC.GARWARE FULFLEX USA INC.0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INC0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco Products0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & 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
SAINT GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALSSaint-Gobain0.00

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Chromium112.48
Trichloroethylene35.14
Formaldehyde19.71
Nickel9.27
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.) 2.15
Maleic anhydride0.43
Diisocyanates0.37
Certain glycol ethers0.29
Epichlorohydrin0.28
Acrylic acid0.27
Dicyclopentadiene0.13
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.08
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.06
Acrylonitrile0.03
Ethylbenzene0.03
Peracetic acid0.03
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.02
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.02
Vinyl acetate0.01
Copper0.01
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.01
Nitric acid0.01
Lead compounds0.00
Benzene0.00
Styrene0.00
Manganese compounds0.00
Butyl acrylate0.00
Phthalic anhydride0.00
Lead 0.00
Toluene0.00
Zinc compounds0.00
Methanol0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
Tetrachloroethylene0.00
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
Manganese0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
Ethylene glycol0.00
Acetonitrile0.00
Methyl methacrylate0.00
Ethyl acrylate0.00
Diethanolamine0.00
2,4-D0.00
Formic acid0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone0.00
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)0.00
Butyraldehyde0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Chromium109.79
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalTrichloroethylene35.13
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde11.53
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Nickel9.09
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde7.22

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