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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolAshby Elementary
Street911 Main Street
CityAshby
StateMA
Number of students141
Student % minority16%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school84
Number of chemicals affecting school54
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)76th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)98,765
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)95th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,380
Toxic Hazard96.93

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.02 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.10 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INC48.96
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INC11.52
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INC11.52
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS8.68
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners4.82

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt40.95
Chromium25.71
Ethylene oxide8.68
Nickel6.45
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.) 5.40

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCCobalt40.95
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INCChromium11.52
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INCChromium11.52
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide8.68
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCNickel6.12

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