PERI: Air Toxics at School Index

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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

School	Capt William G Shoemaker
Street	26 Regina Rd
City	Lynn
State	MA
Number of students	297
Student % minority	64%
Type	Regular School
Status	1
Level	Elementary
Data Source	CCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school	129
Number of chemicals affecting school	59
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)	26th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)	32,359
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)	9th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)	199
Toxic Hazard	2,219.64

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.46 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 2.27 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Toxic Hazard
TECOMET	Charlesbank Capital Partners	834.87
GE AVIATION	General Electric	353.34
PALMER MANUFACTURING CO LLC	Pursuit Aerospace	331.05
TECHNICAL MANUFACTURING CORP	Ametek	195.34
BOYD CORP INC.	Goldman Sachs	150.59

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Top 5 chemicals

Chemical	Toxic Hazard
Cobalt	1,030.75
Chromium	736.55
Trichloroethylene	150.59
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.)	70.76
Nickel compounds	67.80

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Chemical	Toxic Hazard
TECOMET	Charlesbank Capital Partners	Cobalt	662.59
GE AVIATION	General Electric	Chromium	229.91
PALMER MANUFACTURING CO LLC	Pursuit Aerospace	Cobalt	212.85
TECHNICAL MANUFACTURING CORP	Ametek	Chromium	195.34
TECOMET	Charlesbank Capital Partners	Chromium	168.90

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