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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolPIONEER VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Street965 PLUMTREE RD
CitySPRINGFIELD
StateMA
Number of students288
Student % minority38%
Data SourcePSS (private schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school72
Number of chemicals affecting school47
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)37th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)47,425
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)22nd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)529
Toxic Hazard1,241.46

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.26 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.27 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings367.38
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical229.55
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker222.33
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners105.73
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation79.53

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt474.38
Formaldehyde390.32
Chromium348.86
Nickel18.49
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.) 1.69

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt367.36
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde229.18
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium171.12
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde105.70
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationCobalt58.66

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2025