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Air Toxics at School 2019

Basic state info

StateTX
Number of schools11,225
Number of public schools9,584
Number of private schools1,188
Number of higher ed schools453
Average toxic hazard at schools10,200

This state's average toxic air hazard at schools is 2.26 times the national average at schools.

Top 5 facilities by number of schools affected in state

(Table ranks facilities by the number of schools in the state where the facility's pollution creates a Toxic Hazard of at least 0.01)

FacilityParent Company# Schools
EXXON MOBIL CORP IRVING TERMINALExxon Mobil2,249
OWENS CORNING ROOFING & ASPHALT LLC IRVINGOwens Corning2,246
US PLATING LPUS PLATING LP2,218
REDI-MIX - NORTH DALLASU.S. Concrete Inc.2,218
ALLIED AVIATION FUELING CO OF TEXASALLIED AVIATION HOLDING CO2,209

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Top 5 chemicals by number of schools affected in state

(Table ranks chemicals by the number of schools in the state where the chemical creates a Toxic Hazard of at least 0.01)

Chemical# Schools
Nickel8,719
Lead compounds8,534
Chromium8,364
Naphthalene8,073
Lead8,044

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Individual schools

SchoolCity down arrow . StateToxic Hazardpercentile in USpercentile in state
ALVARADO EL-NORTHALVARADOTX5,893.8314th23rd
BRAZORIA CO J J A E PALVINTX9,831.919th20th
BOB AND BETTY NELSON ELALVINTX18,064.656th17th
ALVIN ELALVINTX19,261.615th17th
ALVIN H SALVINTX19,391.925th17th
R L STEVENSON PRIALVINTX19,611.745th16th
WALT DISNEY ELALVINTX19,611.745th16th
BILL HASSE ELALVINTX19,860.675th16th
ALVIN J HALVINTX20,064.555th16th
ALVIN PRIALVINTX20,064.555th16th
NEW J HALVINTX20,089.045th16th
NEW EL #122ALVINTX20,089.045th16th
NEW EL #121ALVINTX20,089.045th16th
NEW H SALVINTX20,089.045th16th
Alvin Community CollegeAlvinTX20,108.385th16th
MELBA PASSMORE ELALVINTX20,156.565th16th
FAIRVIEW J HALVINTX20,668.155th16th
G W HARBY J HALVINTX21,765.935th16th
HOOD-CASE ELALVINTX21,765.935th16th
LIVING STONES CHRISTIAN SCHOOLALVINTX23,622.965th15th