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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolHILLSIDE SCHOOL
Street404 ROBIN HILL ST
CityMARLBOROUGH
StateMA
Number of students120
Student % minority39%
Data SourcePSS (private schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school144
Number of chemicals affecting school75
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)15th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)18,547
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)3rd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)47
Toxic Hazard4,919.75

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.01 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 5.04 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS4,695.15
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital Partners66.01
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain64.32
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners15.67
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation13.10

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide4,695.15
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.) 95.40
Cobalt54.76
Chromium34.06
Trichloroethylene8.84

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide4,695.15
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.) 64.31
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersCobalt52.39
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital PartnersChromium 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.) 15.67
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersChromium13.35

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2025