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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWest Memorial
Street15 Bow Street
CityPeabody
StateMA
Number of students259
Student % minority13%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school129
Number of chemicals affecting school60
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)27th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)33,751
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)10th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)226
Toxic Hazard2,094.84

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.43 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 2.15 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital Partners1,217.44
GE AVIATIONGeneral Electric181.68
BOYD CORP INC.Goldman Sachs151.48
PALMER MANUFACTURING CO LLCPursuit Aerospace99.47
TECHNICAL MANUFACTURING CORPAmetek74.14

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt1,091.28
Chromium517.88
Trichloroethylene151.48
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.) 71.03
Nickel compounds68.38

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersCobalt966.22
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersChromium246.29
BOYD CORP INC.Goldman SachsTrichloroethylene151.48
GE AVIATIONGeneral ElectricChromium134.33
TECHNICAL MANUFACTURING CORPAmetekChromium74.14

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