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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolMemorial Middle School
Street615 Rollstone Street
CityFitchburg
StateMA
Number of students581
Student % minority71%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelMiddle School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school89
Number of chemicals affecting school57
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)73rd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)95,265
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)93rd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,326
Toxic Hazard123.30

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.03 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.13 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INC45.02
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO16.27
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS15.53
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INC11.98
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INC11.98

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt37.65
Chromium27.05
Ethylene oxide15.53
Dicyclopentadiene11.32
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.) 9.83

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCCobalt37.65
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide15.53
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INCChromium11.98
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INCChromium11.98
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CODicyclopentadiene11.32

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