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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWitchcraft Heights
Street1 Frederick Street
CitySalem
StateMA
Number of students455
Student % minority53%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school122
Number of chemicals affecting school59
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)22nd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)27,072
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)5th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)109
Toxic Hazard2,854.04

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.59 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 2.92 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
GE AVIATIONGeneral Electric913.31
TECHNICAL MANUFACTURING CORPAmetek682.46
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital Partners654.65
PALMER MANUFACTURING CO LLCPursuit Aerospace208.04
BOYD CORP INC.Goldman Sachs108.67

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Chromium1,567.61
Cobalt870.69
Trichloroethylene108.67
Nickel78.88
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.) 58.22

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
TECHNICAL MANUFACTURING CORPAmetekChromium682.46
GE AVIATIONGeneral ElectricChromium662.28
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersCobalt519.56
GE AVIATIONGeneral ElectricCobalt182.82
PALMER MANUFACTURING CO LLCPursuit AerospaceCobalt133.76

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2025