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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

SchoolCityStateToxic Hazard up arrow . percentile in USpercentile in state
NOTRE DAME CATHOLIC SCHOOLKERRVILLETX0.0099th99th
BENITO MARTINEZ ELFT HANCOCKTX0.0099th99th
HASKELL H SHASKELLTX0.0099th99th
HALLETTSVILLE J HHALLETTSVILLETX0.0099th99th
FREDERICKSBURG ELFREDERICKSBURGTX0.0099th99th