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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolRobert T. Capeless Elementary School
Street86 Brooks Avenue
CityPittsfield
StateMA
Number of students181
Student % minority31%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school36
Number of chemicals affecting school52
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)79th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)101,881
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)98th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,442
Toxic Hazard74.10

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.02 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.08 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS45.41
US ARMY - WATERVLIET ARSENALU.S. Government16.92
NORLITE LLCTradebe4.42
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC3.52
TANSITOR ELECTRONICS INCVishay Intertechnology2.69

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Formaldehyde45.44
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.) 16.92
1-Bromopropane2.69
Benzene2.39
Naphthalene1.74

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormaldehyde45.41
US ARMY - WATERVLIET ARSENALU.S. GovernmentChromium 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.) 16.92
TANSITOR ELECTRONICS INCVishay Intertechnology1-Bromopropane2.69
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene1.68
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCNaphthalene1.66

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2025