Air Toxics at School 2021
School Info
School TAFT EL Street 2500 TAFT AVE City PORT ARTHUR State TX Number of students 390 Student % minority 46% Type Regular school Status 1 Level Elementary Data Source CCD (public schools)
Air Toxics Info
Number of facilities affecting school 209 Number of chemicals affecting school 238 Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst) 1st Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst) 346 Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst) 2nd Toxic rank statewide (1=worst) 87 Toxic Hazard 167,482.30
This school's air toxic concentration is 39.36 times the national average at schools.
This school's air toxic concentration is 16.44 times the state average at schools.
Top 5 facilities
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Top chemicals
Chemical Toxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide 150,650.29
1,3-Butadiene 10,654.73
Benzene 2,936.59
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 876.33
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.) 729.42
Nickel compounds 359.27
Cobalt compounds 292.87
Hydrogen cyanide 166.62
Naphthalene 139.53
Propylene oxide 122.74
Hydrogen sulfide 96.56
Chloroform 92.12
Formaldehyde 65.66
Chromium 54.31
Acetaldehyde 29.84
Butyl acrylate 29.28
Nitrobenzene 21.96
Ethylbenzene 21.30
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 20.67
Chlorine 16.13
Acrylonitrile 11.10
Benzidine 8.84
1,2-Dichloroethane 7.38
1,4-Dioxane 7.37
Molybdenum trioxide 7.04
Chlorophenols 6.89
Dicyclopentadiene 6.72
Acrylic acid 5.50
Acrolein 5.21
Hydroquinone 3.63
Lead compounds 2.73
Manganese compounds 2.66
Thioacetamide 2.43
Xylene (mixed isomers) 2.40
Methyl tert-butyl ether 1.84
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 1.65
Hexachlorobenzene 1.54
n-Hexane (Hexane) 1.50
Diisocyanates 1.43
1,1-Dimethylhydrazine 1.07
Chlorine dioxide 1.03
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing) 0.98
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 0.95
Nickel 0.86
Aniline 0.70
Diethanolamine 0.70
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (Manufacturing; and the processing or otherwise use of dioxin and dioxin like compounds if the dioxin and dioxin like compounds are present as contaminants in a chemical and if they were created during the manufacturing of that chemical.) 0.67
Aldrin 0.66
Mercury compounds 0.57
Propylene 0.54
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 0.54
Urethane 0.53
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 0.48
Methyl acrylate 0.47
Ethylene 0.46
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 0.45
Chloromethane 0.36
Thiourea 0.34
Carbonyl sulfide 0.33
Copper 0.33
Amitrole 0.28
3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine 0.25
Zinc compounds 0.25
m-Xylene 0.24
Acrylamide 0.22
o-Xylene 0.21
Ethylene glycol 0.21
4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene 0.20
Vinyl acetate 0.19
p-Xylene 0.19
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 0.19
2,4-Diaminotoluene (2,4-Toluenediamine) 0.18
Biphenyl 0.17
Lindane 0.14
Chlorobenzilate 0.12
Boron trifluoride 0.11
Tetrachloroethylene 0.10
Styrene 0.10
Methyl hydrazine 0.10
Lead 0.09
Polychlorinated biphenyls 0.09
Toluene 0.09
2-Methoxyethanol 0.08
1,2-Diphenylhydrazine 0.08
2-Methyllactonitrile (Acetone cyanohydrin) 0.08
Trichloroethylene 0.07
Heptachlor 0.07
Chlordane 0.07
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 0.06
Manganese 0.06
Benzyl chloride 0.05
Carbon tetrachloride 0.05
Certain glycol ethers 0.05
Vanadium compounds 0.05
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 0.04
Cyanide compounds 0.04
Pyridine 0.04
Nitric acid 0.03
Antimony compounds 0.03
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 0.03
Pentachlorophenol 0.03
Cyclohexane 0.03
Acetonitrile 0.03
Propionaldehyde 0.02
Sodium fluoroacetate 0.02
Malononitrile 0.02
Allyl chloride 0.02
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 0.02
Phenol 0.02
Methanol 0.02
Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid) 0.02
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0.02
Toxaphene 0.02
Epichlorohydrin 0.01
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.) 0.01
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol) 0.01
1,2-Phenylenediamine 0.01
2-Nitropropane 0.01
o-Toluidine 0.01
Aldicarb 0.01
Freon 113 (CFC-113) 0.01
Catechol 0.01
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 0.01
Maleic anhydride 0.01
Carbon disulfide 0.01
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (Hexachlorobutadiene) 0.01
Methyl methacrylate 0.00
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-Dichlorobenzene) 0.00
m-Dinitrobenzene 0.00
Cumene 0.00
Hexachloroethane 0.00
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol) 0.00
Hexachlorophene 0.00
Chlorobenzene 0.00
Allyl alcohol 0.00
Permethrin 0.00
Mercury 0.00
Warfarin and salts 0.00
3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine 0.00
Cresol (mixed isomers) 0.00
2,4-Dichlorophenol 0.00
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride) 0.00
Triethylamine 0.00
N,N-Dimethylformamide 0.00
Ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid, salts and esters 0.00
2,4-Dinitrophenol 0.00
Ethyl acrylate 0.00
Cumene hydroperoxide 0.00
Captan 0.00
Phthalic anhydride 0.00
Propargyl alcohol 0.00
2,4-D 0.00
Isobutyraldehyde 0.00
Sodium azide 0.00
Dicamba 0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone 0.00
Sodium dicamba 0.00
Anthracene 0.00
m-Cresol 0.00
Dimethoate 0.00
p-Cresol 0.00
Pentachlorobenzene 0.00
1,2-Dichlorobenzene (o-Dichlorobenzene) 0.00
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 0.00
Formic acid 0.00
1,3-Dichlorobenzene (m-Dichlorobenzene) 0.00
2-Ethoxyethanol 0.00
Methoxychlor 0.00
Sodium nitrite 0.00
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 0.00
o-Cresol 0.00
Trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11) 0.00
Dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12) 0.00
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 0.00
sec-Butyl alcohol (2-Butanol) 0.00
Thiram 0.00
Pendimethalin 0.00
Chloroethane 0.00
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 0.00
Acetamide 0.00
Acetophenone 0.00
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) (Alumina) 0.00
4-Aminoazobenzene 0.00
4-Aminobiphenyl 0.00
Atrazine 0.00
C.I. Solvent Yellow 34 (Auramine) 0.00
Benzal chloride 0.00
Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether 0.00
1,2-Butylene oxide 0.00
Butyraldehyde 0.00
3-Chloropropionitrile 0.00
Cyclohexanol 0.00
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.00
1,2-Dibromoethane (Ethylene dibromide) 0.00
Dibutyl phthalate 0.00
2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123) 0.00
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene 0.00
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers) 0.00
1,2-Dichloroethylene 0.00
1,3-Dichloropropylene (1,3-Dichloropropene) 0.00
Diepoxybutane 0.00
Dimethyl phthalate 0.00
Dimethyl sulfate 0.00
Dimethylamine 0.00
Dimethylcarbamoyl chloride 0.00
2,4-Dimethylphenol 0.00
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb) 0.00
Diphenylamine 0.00
Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane) 0.00
Hydrazine 0.00
Lithium carbonate 0.00
Methyl chlorocarbonate 0.00
2-Methylpyridine 0.00
Mustard gas 0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 0.00
N-Methylolacrylamide 0.00
beta-Naphthylamine (2-Naphthalenamine) 0.00
alpha-Naphthylamine (1-Naphthalenamine) 0.00
Nicotine and salts 0.00
Osmium tetroxide 0.00
Paraldehyde 0.00
Paraquat dichloride 0.00
Pentachloroethane 0.00
p-Phenylenediamine 0.00
Piperonyl butoxide 0.00
Quinoline 0.00
Quinone 0.00
Simazine 0.00
Titanium tetrachloride 0.00
Trichloroacetyl chloride 0.00
Trypan blue 0.00
Vinyl chloride 0.00
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene) 0.00
p-Chloroaniline 0.00
trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene 0.00
Isoprene 0.00
Nonylphenol 0.00
2-Propenoic acid, esters, 2-methyl-, dodecyl ester, polymer with α-fluoro-ω-[2-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)oxy]ethyl]poly(difluoromethylene) 0.00
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Top 5 chemicals from facilities
Facility Parent Company Chemical Toxic Hazard
HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL LLC PORT NECHES FACILITY Indorama Ventures Ethylene oxide 150,645.10
BASF TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS LLC BASF 1,3-Butadiene 6,532.67
TPC GROUP SK Capital Partners 1,3-Butadiene 2,540.85
BASF TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS LLC BASF Benzene 1,262.28
TOTALENERGIES PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING USA INC-PORT ARTHUR TotalEnergies SE Benzene 763.01
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