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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolNorth Street Elementary School
Street60 North Street
CityGrafton
StateMA
Number of students548
Student % minority27%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school112
Number of chemicals affecting school63
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)68th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)88,452
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)88th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,202
Toxic Hazard192.06

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.04 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.20 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS71.18
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain51.66
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners12.17
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway11.21
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation7.01

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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.) 73.73
Ethylene oxide71.18
Chromium22.18
Nickel10.44
Cadmium compounds3.54

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide71.18
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-GobainChromium 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.) 51.65
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital PartnersChromium 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.) 12.17
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient CorporationChromium 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.) 7.01
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel6.44

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