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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolPittsfield High
Street300 East Street
CityPittsfield
StateMA
Number of students651
Student % minority37%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school20
Number of chemicals affecting school31
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)77th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)99,308
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)96th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,388
Toxic Hazard93.06

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

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.10 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS64.25
US ARMY - WATERVLIET ARSENALU.S. Government15.81
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC9.65
TANSITOR ELECTRONICS INCVishay Intertechnology2.39
GLOBAL COS LLC ALBANY TERMINALGlobal Partners LP0.60

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Formaldehyde64.25
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.) 15.81
Benzene5.13
Naphthalene4.62
1-Bromopropane2.39

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormaldehyde64.25
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.) 15.81
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCNaphthalene4.59
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene4.57
TANSITOR ELECTRONICS INCVishay Intertechnology1-Bromopropane2.39

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2025