PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Air Toxics at School 2019

School Info

School	TAFT EL
Street	2500 TAFT AVE
City	PORT ARTHUR
State	TX
Number of students	398
Student % minority	44%
Type	Regular school
Status	1-Currently operational
Level	Elementary
Data Source	CCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school	194
Number of chemicals affecting school	258
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)	1st
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)	170
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)	1st
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)	47
Toxic Hazard	196,521.96

There are 204 schools with worse air toxic ranks than this school nationwide.

This school's air toxic concentration is 43.55 times the national average at schools.

There are 51 schools with worse air toxic ranks than this school statewide.

This school's air toxic concentration is 19.27 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Toxic Hazard
HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL LLC PORT NECHES FACILITY	Huntsman	131,543.11
BASF TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS LLC	BASF	47,793.40
TPC GROUP	TPC Group	11,727.00
PREMCOR REFINING GROUP INC PORT ARTHUR	Valero Energy	1,251.56
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING USA INC-PORT ARTHUR REFI	Total S.A.	509.35

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Top chemicals

Chemical	Toxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide	131,393.88
1,3-Butadiene	53,965.60
Benzene	7,791.99
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	783.85
Chromium compounds	759.79
Nickel compounds	314.84
Chromium	272.95
Formaldehyde	270.61
Hydrogen cyanide	151.51
N-Nitroso-N-ethylurea	98.41
Chloroform	79.86
Cobalt compounds	77.35
Propylene oxide	70.13
Naphthalene	69.13
Hydrogen sulfide	62.55
Acetaldehyde	60.66
Nitrobenzene	37.13
Ethylbenzene	27.70
Sulfuric acid	23.52
Acrylonitrile	22.70
Chlorine	20.25
Butyl acrylate	19.62
Benzidine	17.68
Benzotrichloride	12.19
Dicyclopentadiene	11.20
Nickel	9.66
Acrylic acid	8.50
Chlorophenols	8.42
Acrolein	8.34
Hydroquinone	5.81
Thioacetamide	4.86
Molybdenum trioxide	4.37
Dioxane	3.65
1,2-Dichloroethane	3.23
Lead compounds	3.23
Hydrochloric acid	3.20
Manganese compounds	3.13
Hexachlorobenzene	3.00
n-Hexane	2.69
1,1-Dimethyl Hydrazine	2.68
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	2.13
Diisocyanates	1.71
Methyl tert-butyl ether	1.70
Manganese	1.64
Xylene (mixed isomers)	1.49
Propylene (Propene)	1.48
Ammonia	1.40
Chlorine dioxide	1.37
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol	1.15
Urethane (Ethyl carbamate)	1.07
Ethylene	0.96
Aniline	0.96
Thiourea	0.95
Aldrin	0.82
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	0.79
Diethanolamine	0.75
Barium compounds	0.70
Amitrole	0.66
3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine	0.51
m-Xylene	0.51
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine	0.50
Methyl acrylate	0.43
Carbonyl sulfide	0.41
4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene	0.40
Zinc compounds	0.38
2,4-Dinitrotoluene	0.35
o-Xylene	0.35
2,4-Diaminotoluene	0.32
p-Xylene	0.30
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)	0.29
4,4'-Methylenedianiline	0.28
Acrylamide	0.27
Benzyl chloride	0.27
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0.25
Vinyl acetate	0.25
Methyl hydrazine	0.25
Chlorobenzilate	0.24
Copper	0.21
Ethylene glycol	0.21
Chloromethane	0.18
Cyanide compounds	0.18
Chlordane	0.17
Lindane	0.17
Mercury compounds	0.16
1,2-Diphenylhydrazine	0.15
Styrene	0.15
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	0.14
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)	0.13
2-Methyllactonitrile	0.13
Toluene	0.12
Boron trifluoride	0.11
Biphenyl	0.09
Trichloroethylene	0.09
Heptachlor	0.09
Crotonaldehyde	0.09
Pentachlorophenol	0.09
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate	0.07
Carbon tetrachloride	0.07
tert-Butyl alcohol	0.06
Toluenediisocyanate	0.06
Antimony compounds	0.05
Vanadium compounds	0.05
Sodium fluoroacetate	0.05
Malononitrile	0.05
2-Methoxyethanol	0.05
Propionaldehyde	0.04
Nitric acid	0.04
Cyclohexane	0.04
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	0.03
Toxaphene	0.03
1,2-Phenylenediamine	0.03
Diallate	0.03
Phenol	0.03
Glycol ethers	0.02
Acetonitrile	0.02
Maleic anhydride	0.02
2-Nitropropane	0.02
o-Toluidine hydrochloride	0.02
o-Toluidine	0.02
Pyridine	0.02
Methanol	0.02
Copper compounds	0.02
Allyl chloride	0.02
Epichlorohydrin	0.02
Aldicarb	0.02
n-Butyl alcohol	0.01
Hydrogen fluoride	0.01
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	0.01
m-Dinitrobenzene	0.01
Ethyl acrylate	0.01
1,4-Dichlorobenzene	0.01
Hexachloroethane	0.01
Lead	0.01
Carbon disulfide	0.01
Freon 113	0.01
Hexachlorophene	0.01
Thiodicarb	0.01
Chlorobenzene	0.01
Cumene	0.01
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane	0.01
Methyl methacrylate	0.01
Allyl alcohol	0.01
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene	0.00
Ethylene thiourea	0.00
2,4-Dichlorophenol	0.00
Mercury	0.00
Methyl isocyanate	0.00
1,3-Phenylenediamine	0.00
Phthalic anhydride	0.00
Warfarin and salts	0.00
3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine	0.00
2,4-Dinitrophenol	0.00
N,N-Dimethylformamide	0.00
Dichloromethane	0.00
Cumene hydroperoxide	0.00
Propargyl alcohol	0.00
Cresol (mixed isomers)	0.00
2,4-D ((2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid)	0.00
Sodium azide	0.00
Carbaryl	0.00
Vanadium	0.00
Dimethoate	0.00
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)	0.00
CFC-12 (dichlorodifluoromethane)	0.00
p-Phenylenediamine	0.00
Pentachlorobenzene	0.00
Anthracene	0.00
m-Cresol	0.00
p-Cresol	0.00
Triethylamine	0.00
Atrazine	0.00
Sodium nitrite	0.00
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol	0.00
1,2-Dichlorobenzene	0.00
2-Ethoxyethanol	0.00
Formic acid	0.00
Methoxychlor	0.00
Sodium dicamba	0.00
1,3-Dichlorobenzene	0.00
Trifluralin	0.00
CFC-11 (trichlorofluoromethane)	0.00
Triadimefon	0.00
Dicamba	0.00
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-dichloroethylene)	0.00
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	0.00
o-Cresol	0.00
Ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid, salts and esters	0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone	0.00
Diphenylamine	0.00
Thiram	0.00
sec-Butyl alcohol	0.00
Pendimethalin	0.00
1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane	0.00
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)	0.00
Benzal chloride	0.00
Trichloroacetyl chloride	0.00
Methyl chlorocarbonate	0.00
1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.00
Isoprene	0.00
Trypan blue	0.00
Auramine	0.00
2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane	0.00
Dibutyl phthalate	0.00
1,2-Dibromoethane	0.00
Vinyl chloride	0.00
1-Bromopropane	0.00
Nonylphenol	0.00
Acetamide	0.00
Diepoxybutane	0.00
Nonylphenol ethoxylates	0.00
Acetophenone	0.00
Cyclohexanol	0.00
trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene	0.00
p-Chloroaniline	0.00
1,3-Dichloropropylene	0.00
Isobutyraldehyde	0.00
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)	0.00
Aluminum phosphide	0.00
4-Aminoazobenzene	0.00
4-Aminodiphenyl	0.00
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol	0.00
Ethyleneimine (Aziridine)	0.00
Dimethyl phthalate	0.00
2-Methylpyridine	0.00
CFC 114 (1,2-dichloro,1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane)	0.00
Mustard gas	0.00
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone	0.00
N-methylolacrylamide	0.00
beta-Naphthylamine	0.00
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb)	0.00
alpha-Naphthylamine	0.00
Pentachloroethane	0.00
Paraquat dichloride	0.00
Paraldehyde	0.00
Osmium tetroxide	0.00
N-Nitrosomethylvinylamine	0.00
N-Nitroso-N-methylurea	0.00
Nicotine and salts	0.00
Nitrapyrin	0.00
Quinoline	0.00
Quinone	0.00
Dimethyl sulfate	0.00
Dimethylamine	0.00
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers)	0.00
Catechol	0.00
Benzoyl chloride	0.00
Titanium tetrachloride	0.00
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether	0.00
Thiosemicarbazide	0.00
Chlorothalonil	0.00
2,4-Dimethylphenol	0.00
1,2-Butylene oxide	0.00
Butyraldehyde	0.00
Ethylidene dichloride	0.00
3-Chloropropionitrile	0.00
Chloromethyl methyl ether	0.00
Simazine	0.00
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene	0.00

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Chemical	Toxic Hazard
HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL LLC PORT NECHES FACILITY	Huntsman	Ethylene oxide	131,383.50
BASF TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS LLC	BASF	1,3-Butadiene	40,984.43
TPC GROUP	TPC Group	1,3-Butadiene	11,715.08
BASF TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS LLC	BASF	Benzene	6,781.92
PREMCOR REFINING GROUP INC PORT ARTHUR	Valero Energy	Polycyclic aromatic compounds	697.55

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