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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolStearns
Street75 Lebanon Avenue
CityPittsfield
StateMA
Number of students234
Student % minority24%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school36
Number of chemicals affecting school58
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)79th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)102,018
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)98th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,446
Toxic Hazard73.36

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

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.08 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS48.99
US ARMY - WATERVLIET ARSENALU.S. Government16.73
NORLITE LLCTradebe3.42
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC2.96
GLOBAL COS LLC ALBANY TERMINALGlobal Partners LP0.76

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Formaldehyde49.03
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.) 16.73
Benzene2.26
Naphthalene1.44
Thiourea1.26

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormaldehyde48.99
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.) 16.73
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene1.44
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCNaphthalene1.37
NORLITE LLCTradebeThiourea1.26

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2025