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Air Toxics at School 2020

School Info

SchoolHamel Elementary School
StreetPO Box 157
CityHamel
StateIL
Number of students128
Student % minority7%
TypeRegular school
StatusCurrently operational
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school120
Number of chemicals affecting school149
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)21st
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)25,752
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)50th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,763
Toxic Hazard2,817.09

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.78 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.64 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
WOOD RIVER REFINERYWood River Refinery (facility)1,429.39
WIELAND ROLLED PRODUCTS NA - EAST ALTON CASTING PWieland-Werke AG1,308.11
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKSUnited States Steel16.29
ST LOUIS COLD DRAWNNucor10.05
AFTON CHEMICAL CORPNewMarket Corp.9.48
GKN AEROSPACE NA INCMelrose Industries6.33
AMEREN MISSOURI SIOUX ENERGY CENTERAmeren6.13
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP SAUGET PLANTOccidental Petroleum5.27
OLIN WINCHESTER LLC MAIN PLANTOlin Corp.4.75
SIGMA-ALDRICH MANUFACTURING LLCMerck KGaA (EMD)3.82
ALTON STEEL INCALTON STEEL INC2.74
GATEWAY ENERGY & COKE COSunCoke Energy2.64
PHILLIPS 66 TERMINALPhillips 662.23
AMSTED RAIL CO INCAmsted Industries1.62
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LLCVeolia Group1.53
MALLINCKRODTMallinckrodt1.14
PHILLIPS 66 CO EAST ST LOUIS TERMINALPhillips 660.97
MICROFINISH IPC LLCMICROFINISH IPC LLC0.76
PRECOAT METALSCarlyle Group0.72
SCHAEFFER MANUFACTURINGSCHAEFFER MANUFACTURING0.40
GATEWAY TERMINALS LLCAmerican Industrial Partners0.36
GREEN PLAINS MADISON LLCGreen Plains Inc.0.36
J D STREETT & CO INCJD STREETT & CO0.35
PREMCOR HARTFORD DISTRIBUTION CENTERValero Energy0.28
CHEMTRADE SOLUTIONS LLC-EAST ST LOUISChemtrade Logistics0.22
ANHEUSER-BUSCH LLCAnheuser-Busch InBev0.21
PERMALOK-A NORTHWEST PIPE CONorthwest Pipe Co.0.14
JOST CHEMICAL CO INCJOST CHEMICAL CO INC0.12
CHEMLINE INCCHEMLINE INC0.12
MAYCO MANUFACTURING LLCImperial Group0.12
ELANTAS PDG INCAltana0.09
ALLNEX USA INCPTT Group0.08
US AIR FORCE/SCOTT AIR FORCE BASEU.S. Government0.05
WILLERT HOME PRODUCTSWILLERT HOME PRODUCTS0.05
SOLVAY FLUORIDES LLCSolvay0.03
HEIDTMAN STEEL PRODUCTS INCHEIDTMAN STEEL PRODUCTS INC0.03
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INCBUCKMAN LABORATORIES INC0.02
WIELAND ROLLED PRODUCTS NA - EAST ALTON MAIN PLANWieland-Werke AG0.02
TROUW NUTRITION USA LLCTROUW NUTRITION USA LLC0.02
MIDWEST METAL COATINGSCarlyle Group0.01
ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES INCElementis0.01
BEN HUR STEEL WORXBHC HOLDING CO0.01
SOLUTIA INC P2S5 PLANTEastman Chemical0.01
THE BOEING COBoeing0.00
PROCTER & GAMBLE MGF ST LOUISProcter & Gamble0.00
SENSIENT COLORS LLCSensient Technologies0.00
US PAINT CORPUS PAINT CORP0.00
SHELTER WORKSSHELTER WORKS0.00
TRANS CHEMICAL INCTRANS CHEMICAL INC0.00
FLEXSYS AMERICA LP KRUMMRICHEastman Chemical0.00
KETTLER CASTING CO INCKETTLER CASTING CO INC0.00
PATHEON BIOLOGICSThermo Fisher Scientific0.00
MIDLAND DIVISON OF AMERICAN INDUSTRIESStone Canyon Industries0.00
AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS - GRANITE CITYAir Liquide0.00
BRENNTAG MID-SOUTH INCBrenntag0.00
PRO-TECT MANUFACTURING INCPRO-TECT MANUFACTURING INC0.00
PAULO PRODUCTS COPAULO PRODUCTS CO0.00
KOP-COAT INCRPM International0.00
MID-WEST INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL COMID-WEST INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL CO0.00
FCI GREENVILLEU.S. Government0.00
BAYER CROPSCIENCEBayer0.00
O'BRIEN CORP/CARDINAL UHPAmetek0.00
CHEMSICOSpectrum Brands Holdings0.00
MACOUPIN ENERGYMACOUPIN ENERGY0.00
CERRO FLOW PRODUCTS LLCBerkshire Hathaway0.00
PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INCPRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC0.00
LHB INDUSTRIESLIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND0.00
CARLISLE SYNTEC INC PLANT 7Carlisle0.00
VI-JON INCBerkshire Partners0.00
RELIABLE BIOPHARMACEUTICAL LLCAvantor Inc.0.00
HILLSBORO ENERGYHILLSBORO ENERGY0.00
COMMERCIAL PLATING COCOMMERCIAL PLATING CO0.00
BUCKEYE INTERNATIONAL INCBUCKEYE INTERNATIONAL INC0.00
CHEMISPHERE CORPCHEMISPHERE CORP0.00
ECP INC WOODRIDGEECP INC WOODRIDGE0.00
MACLAN INDUSTRIES INCMACLAN INDUSTRIES INC0.00
STERIS CORP ST LOUIS OPERATIONSSTERIS0.00
FMC AGRICULTURAL CARIBE INDUSTRIES LTDFMC Corp.0.00
RHODES TECHNOLOGIESPurdue Pharma0.00
SEWAREN TERMINALShell PLC0.00
PPG INDUSTRIESINC-SPRINGDALE COMPLEXPPG Industries0.00
PHILIP MORRIS USA COMMERCE ROAD SITEAltria0.00
FMC CORP - MOBILE MANUFACTURING CENTERFMC Corp.0.00
NOURYON SURFACE CHEMISTRY LLCCarlyle Group0.00
VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE LLCValero Energy0.00
OLIN WINCHESTER LLCOlin Corp.0.00
ISP CHEMICALS LLCAshland Global Holdings0.00
LUBRIZOL ADVANCED MATERIALS INCBerkshire Hathaway0.00
DELTECH POLYMERS CORPSK Capital Partners0.00
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LLCVeolia Group0.00
ALTIVIA PETROCHEMICALS, LLCAltivia0.00
AMERICAS STYRENICS LLCTrinseo0.00
INEOS NITRILES USA LLCIneos0.00
EXELEAD INCMerck KGaA (EMD)0.00
ELANCO CLINTON LABORATORIESElanco0.00
DOW AGROSCIENCES HARBOR BEACHCorteva0.00
DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US LLCDuPont de Nemours0.00
THE DOW CHEMICAL CODow Inc.0.00
TRINSEO LLC-MI OPERATIONSTrinseo0.00
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN CO LLC A SUBSIDIARY OF PFIZER INCPfizer0.00
ESSEX SPECIALTY PRODUCTS LLC - HILLSDALE SITEDuPont de Nemours0.00
HONEYWELL BURDICK & JACKSONHoneywell International0.00
BASF CORPBASF0.00
CAMBREX CHARLES CITY INCPermira Funds0.00
CHEMDESIGN PRODUCTS INCLubar & Co.0.00
ST PAUL PARK REFINING CO LLCMarathon Petroleum0.00
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WEAVER LAKE CAMPUSBoston Scientific Corp.0.00
MEDIVATORSSTERIS0.00
CALUMET MONTANA REFINING LLCCalumet Specialty Products0.00
REGIS TECHNOLOGIES INCREGIS TECHNOLOGIES INC0.00
EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP JOLIET REFINERYExxon Mobil0.00
AGRAFORMAGRAFORM0.00
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITEBASF0.00
ALBAUGH INCALBAUGH INC0.00
PBI/GORDON CORPPBI/GORDON CORP0.00
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPBaxter International0.00
PILOT INDUSTRIES OF TEXAS INCPILOT CHEMICAL CORP0.00
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LLC PORT ARTHUR FACILITYVeolia Group0.00
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LLCVeolia Group0.00
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT OF THE NORTHWEST INCWaste Management Inc.0.00

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the un1,927.78
Benzene310.47
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any part168.17
Nickel compounds126.76
Cobalt compounds88.77
Nickel78.63
Naphthalene36.20
1,3-Butadiene24.07
Manganese compounds9.63
Trichloroethylene6.24
Hydrogen sulfide6.01
Chlorine5.28
Chloroform4.97
Arsenic4.61
Lead compounds4.11
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substitute3.28
Ethylbenzene2.27
Hydrazine1.98
Polycyclic aromatic compounds1.66
Zinc (fume or dust)0.83
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any 0.78
Hydrogen cyanide0.41
Diisocyanates0.40
Beryllium compounds0.38
Acetaldehyde0.36
Maleic anhydride0.29
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.27
Biphenyl0.24
Zinc compounds0.22
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.19
Mercury compounds0.19
Antimony compounds0.19
Certain glycol ethers0.17
Carbonyl sulfide0.16
Manganese0.15
Chlorine dioxide0.12
Aldrin0.11
Nitric acid0.08
Tetrachloroethylene0.08
Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)0.06
Dicyclopentadiene0.06
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.05
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-Dichlorobenzene)0.05
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and ot0.05
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.04
Butyl acrylate0.04
Cadmium0.04
Diethanolamine0.03
1,2-Dichloroethane0.02
Acrolein0.02
Heptachlor0.02
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate0.01
Chlordane0.01
Acrylamide0.01
Hexachlorobenzene0.01
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.01
Toluene0.01
Carbon disulfide0.01
Propylene0.01
Vanadium compounds0.01
Phosphorus (yellow or white)0.01
Triethylamine0.00
Ethylene0.00
Ethylene glycol0.00
Formaldehyde0.00
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
Lindane 0.00
Cumene0.00
Styrene0.00
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (Manufacturing; and the processing or otherwise use of dioxin and d0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone0.00
Phenol0.00
Copper0.00
Thiodicarb0.00
Cyanide compounds0.00
Methyl methacrylate0.00
p-Cresidine0.00
Lead 0.00
Methanol0.00
Cyclohexane0.00
Peracetic acid0.00
Antimony0.00
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate0.00
Propiconazole0.00
Acetonitrile0.00
Phthalic anhydride0.00
Pyridine0.00
Propoxur0.00
Cresol (mixed isomers)0.00
Carbaryl0.00
Trifluralin 0.00
2,4-D0.00
Aluminum (fume or dust)0.00
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)0.00
Methyl tert-butyl ether0.00
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.00
1,4-Dioxane0.00
Silver compounds0.00
Dimethoate0.00
Methyl acrylate0.00
Mercury0.00
o-Xylene0.00
Sodium nitrite0.00
Methoxychlor 0.00
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene)0.00
Chlorobenzene0.00
Formic acid0.00
2-Phenylphenol0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
m-Cresol0.00
sec-Butyl alcohol (2-Butanol)0.00
Thiram0.00
Pendimethalin0.00
Titanium tetrachloride0.00
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00
m-Xylene0.00
Acrylic acid0.00
Allyl alcohol0.00
Allyl chloride0.00
Nonylphenol0.00
Acetamide0.00
Acrylonitrile0.00
p-Nitroaniline0.00
Thiourea0.00
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) (Alumina)0.00
Hydroquinone0.00
o-Cresol0.00
Cyclohexanol0.00
Freon 113 (CFC-113) 0.00
2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester0.00
Crotonaldehyde0.00
Ethyl chloroformate0.00
Dimethylamine dicamba0.00
Dimethylamine0.00
Dicamba0.00
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)0.00
Malathion0.00
Strychnine and salts0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
Oxyfluorfen0.00
Nitroglycerin0.00
Bromoxynil0.00
Nicotine and salts0.00
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb)0.00
Metribuzin0.00
2-Methylpyridine0.00
Methoxone (MCPA)0.00
Dibutyl phthalate0.00

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
WIELAND ROLLED PRODUCTS NA - EAST ALTON CASTING PWieland-Werke AGChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the un1,224.03
WOOD RIVER REFINERYWood River Refinery (facility)Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the un681.19
WOOD RIVER REFINERYWood River Refinery (facility)Benzene299.35
WOOD RIVER REFINERYWood River Refinery (facility)Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any part163.22
WOOD RIVER REFINERYWood River Refinery (facility)Nickel compounds125.85

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2020