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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolLura A. White Elementary School
Street34 Lancaster Road
CityShirley
StateMA
Number of students343
Student % minority25%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school125
Number of chemicals affecting school64
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)66th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)85,950
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)87th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,165
Toxic Hazard222.91

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

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.23 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital Partners60.86
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INC45.34
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INC31.90
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INC31.90
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS9.17

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt86.22
Chromium82.52
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.) 11.80
Trichloroethylene9.54
Ethylene oxide9.17

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersCobalt48.30
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCCobalt37.92
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INCChromium31.90
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INCChromium31.90
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersChromium12.31

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