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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolBalch
Street1170 Washington Street
CityNorwood
StateMA
Number of students312
Student % minority61%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school177
Number of chemicals affecting school73
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)36th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)46,196
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)21st
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)508
Toxic Hazard1,294.93

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.27 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.33 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain780.08
DEPUY SYNTHES A JOHNSON & JOHNSON COJohnson & Johnson218.45
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital Partners105.76
GE AVIATIONGeneral Electric48.19
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS27.82

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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.) 786.04
Cobalt293.09
Chromium113.29
Ethylene oxide27.82
Trichloroethylene15.59

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
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.) 779.61
DEPUY SYNTHES A JOHNSON & JOHNSON COJohnson & JohnsonCobalt194.20
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersCobalt83.94
GE AVIATIONGeneral ElectricChromium39.19
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide27.82

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