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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolJohn T Reid Middle
Street950 North Street
CityPittsfield
StateMA
Number of students450
Student % minority47%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelMiddle School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school21
Number of chemicals affecting school30
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)77th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)99,917
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)96th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,401
Toxic Hazard88.36

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

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.09 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS58.34
US ARMY - WATERVLIET ARSENALU.S. Government16.12
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC10.58
TANSITOR ELECTRONICS INCVishay Intertechnology2.56
GLOBAL COS LLC ALBANY TERMINALGlobal Partners LP0.57

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Formaldehyde58.34
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.) 16.12
Benzene5.51
Naphthalene5.09
1-Bromopropane2.56

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormaldehyde58.34
US ARMY - WATERVLIET ARSENALU.S. GovernmentChromium 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.) 16.12
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCNaphthalene5.06
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene4.97
TANSITOR ELECTRONICS INCVishay Intertechnology1-Bromopropane2.56

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2025