PERI: Air Toxics at School Index

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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

School	J Henry Higgins Middle
Street	85 Perkins Street
City	Peabody
State	MA
Number of students	1,346
Student % minority	30%
Type	Regular School
Status	1
Level	Middle School
Data Source	CCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school	124
Number of chemicals affecting school	59
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)	17th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)	20,623
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)	3rd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)	54
Toxic Hazard	4,262.63

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.88 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 4.37 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Toxic Hazard
TECHNICAL MANUFACTURING CORP	Ametek	2,158.08
TECOMET	Charlesbank Capital Partners	747.51
GE AVIATION	General Electric	604.74
PALMER MANUFACTURING CO LLC	Pursuit Aerospace	327.81
BOYD CORP INC.	Goldman Sachs	122.89

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Top 5 chemicals

Chemical	Toxic Hazard
Chromium	2,871.87
Cobalt	968.31
Trichloroethylene	122.89
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.)	59.99
Nickel	57.98

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Chemical	Toxic Hazard
TECHNICAL MANUFACTURING CORP	Ametek	Chromium	2,158.08
TECOMET	Charlesbank Capital Partners	Cobalt	593.26
GE AVIATION	General Electric	Chromium	431.50
PALMER MANUFACTURING CO LLC	Pursuit Aerospace	Cobalt	210.76
TECOMET	Charlesbank Capital Partners	Chromium	151.22

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