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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolPowder Mill School
Street94 Powder Mill Rd
CitySouthwick
StateMA
Number of students384
Student % minority12%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school85
Number of chemicals affecting school56
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)20th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)25,109
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)5th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)93
Toxic Hazard3,168.37

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.65 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 3.25 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPMOTT METALLURGICAL CORP1,353.14
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings976.22
ASSA ABLOY ACCESS & EGRESS HARDWARE GROUP - CORBIN RUSSWINAssa Abloy553.71
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation66.58
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management38.92

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
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.) 1,651.89
Cobalt1,026.78
Nickel compounds271.57
Chromium161.08
Formaldehyde33.84

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPMOTT METALLURGICAL CORPChromium 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.) 1,272.22
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt976.18
ASSA ABLOY ACCESS & EGRESS HARDWARE GROUP - CORBIN RUSSWINAssa AbloyChromium 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.) 379.29
ASSA ABLOY ACCESS & EGRESS HARDWARE GROUP - CORBIN RUSSWINAssa AbloyNickel compounds174.37
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPMOTT METALLURGICAL CORPNickel compounds80.93

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2025