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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolNortheast Metro Regional Vocational
Street100 Hemlock Rd
CityWakefield
StateMA
Number of students1,292
Student % minority48%
TypeCareer and Technical School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school138
Number of chemicals affecting school60
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)27th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)34,086
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)10th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)233
Toxic Hazard2,067.75

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.42 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 2.12 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital Partners994.80
GE AVIATIONGeneral Electric370.24
BOYD CORP INC.Goldman Sachs203.20
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-Hannifin93.50
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain84.90

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt942.24
Chromium575.79
Trichloroethylene203.20
Nickel compounds93.13
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.) 84.88

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersCobalt789.52
GE AVIATIONGeneral ElectricChromium277.24
BOYD CORP INC.Goldman SachsTrichloroethylene203.20
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersChromium201.25
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-HannifinNickel compounds93.13

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