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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolChester Elementary
Street325 Middlefield Road
CityChester
StateMA
Number of students125
Student % minority5%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school39
Number of chemicals affecting school49
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)64th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)83,448
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)85th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,121
Toxic Hazard258.03

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.05 times the national average at schools.

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

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS134.78
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings110.97
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker3.02
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical2.44
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire Hathaway1.72

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Formaldehyde140.97
Cobalt111.62
Chromium3.53
Antimony compounds0.38
Lead compounds0.36

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormaldehyde134.78
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt110.97
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde2.43
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium2.33
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde1.61

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