PERI
Home

Search form

About the project

Technical notes

Press release

Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolSwift River
Street201 Wendell Rd
CityNew Salem
StateMA
Number of students131
Student % minority13%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school45
Number of chemicals affecting school52
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)69th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)89,514
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)89th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,223
Toxic Hazard180.85

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

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.19 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.118.89
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround Capital35.13
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical11.54
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners7.23
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation2.15

(click here to expand list to all facilities)

Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Chromium112.48
Trichloroethylene35.14
Formaldehyde19.71
Nickel9.27
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.) 2.15

(click here to expand list to all chemicals)

Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Chromium109.79
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalTrichloroethylene35.13
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde11.53
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Nickel9.09
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde7.22

(click here to expand list to all chemicals from facilities)

(return to search)

Political Economy Research Institute
Gordon Hall, 418 N. Pleasant St., Suite A, Amherst, MA 01002
Tel: 413-545-6355    Fax: 413-577-0261    Contact: peri@peri.umass.edu
Toxic 100 search hosted by Grassroots Connection
Last Updated:  
2025