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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolGalvin Middle School
Street525 Main Street
CityWakefield
StateMA
Number of students1,065
Student % minority20%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelMiddle School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school144
Number of chemicals affecting school62
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)24th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)30,411
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)7th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)152
Toxic Hazard2,429.74

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.50 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 2.49 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital Partners1,268.04
BOYD CORP INC.Goldman Sachs317.33
GE AVIATIONGeneral Electric294.14
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-Hannifin148.92
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain86.83

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt1,108.64
Chromium570.46
Trichloroethylene317.33
Nickel compounds148.33
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.) 86.81

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersCobalt1,006.38
BOYD CORP INC.Goldman SachsTrichloroethylene317.33
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersChromium256.53
GE AVIATIONGeneral ElectricChromium225.62
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-HannifinNickel compounds148.33

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2025