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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolPathfinder Vocational Technical
Street240 Sykes Street
CityPalmer
StateMA
Number of students640
Student % minority15%
TypeCareer and Technical School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school73
Number of chemicals affecting school51
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)65th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)84,481
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)86th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,143
Toxic Hazard242.60

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.05 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.25 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings91.39
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace20.96
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace20.51
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker19.21
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management15.79

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt95.57
Chromium89.44
Formaldehyde30.84
Nickel6.74
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.) 6.21

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt91.39
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium19.00
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium18.59
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium15.34
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium14.79

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2025