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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolSpaulding Memorial
Street1 Whitcomb Street
CityTownsend
StateMA
Number of students419
Student % minority13%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school99
Number of chemicals affecting school57
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)71st
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)91,662
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)91st
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,264
Toxic Hazard158.72

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

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.16 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INC97.21
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INC20.29
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INC20.29
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS5.39
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners3.87

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt81.31
Chromium45.62
Nickel12.82
Ethylene oxide5.39
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.) 5.27

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCCobalt81.31
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INCChromium20.29
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INCChromium20.29
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCNickel12.15
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide5.39

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2025