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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolBenjamin J Phelps
Street689 Main Street
CityAgawam
StateMA
Number of students308
Student % minority17%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school77
Number of chemicals affecting school52
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)16th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)19,876
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)3rd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)53
Toxic Hazard4,489.10

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.92 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 4.60 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings2,943.05
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPMOTT METALLURGICAL CORP555.38
ASSA ABLOY ACCESS & EGRESS HARDWARE GROUP - CORBIN RUSSWINAssa Abloy464.45
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical104.93
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation99.14

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt3,022.61
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.) 840.48
Chromium237.13
Nickel compounds179.48
Formaldehyde177.39

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt2,942.93
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.) 522.17
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.) 318.15
ASSA ABLOY ACCESS & EGRESS HARDWARE GROUP - CORBIN RUSSWINAssa AbloyNickel compounds146.26
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde104.56

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