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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

School up arrow . CityStateToxic Hazardpercentile in USpercentile in state
ZWINK ELSPRINGTX14,445.137th19th
ZUNDELOWITZ ELWICHITA FALLSTX2,221.8029th28th
ZUE S BALES INTFRIENDSWOODTX32,160.303rd10th
ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOLDALLASTX633.1349th46th
ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOLGEORGETOWNTX23.3286th83rd
ZILKER ELAUSTINTX50.0081st77th
ZEPHYR SCHOOLZEPHYRTX0.8495th95th
ZELMA HUTSELL ELKATYTX4,568.7717th25th
ZEFERINO FARIAS ELALAMOTX41.6182nd79th
ZAVALLA H SZAVALLATX7.5891st90th
ZAVALLA ELZAVALLATX7.5891st90th
ZAVALA ELCORPUS CHRISTITX12,785.357th19th
ZAVALA ELEL PASOTX671.5849th45th
ZAVALA ELAUSTINTX43.5182nd78th
ZAVALA ELEDINBURGTX8.2290th89th
ZAVALA ELHARLINGENTX1.2394th94th
ZAVALA ELCRYSTAL CITYTX0.0098th98th
ZAPATA SOUTH ELZAPATATX0.0099th99th
ZAPATA NORTH ELZAPATATX0.0099th99th
ZAPATA MIDDLEZAPATATX0.0099th99th