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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWalton
Street18 Davidson Road
CityWakefield
StateMA
Number of students213
Student % minority15%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school148
Number of chemicals affecting school62
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)21st
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)26,287
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)5th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)102
Toxic Hazard2,961.86

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.61 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 3.04 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital Partners1,536.30
BOYD CORP INC.Goldman Sachs517.45
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-Hannifin254.34
GE AVIATIONGeneral Electric253.10
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain85.40

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt1,300.33
Chromium580.14
Trichloroethylene517.45
Nickel compounds253.36
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.) 85.38

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersCobalt1,219.28
BOYD CORP INC.Goldman SachsTrichloroethylene517.45
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersChromium310.80
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-HannifinNickel compounds253.36
GE AVIATIONGeneral ElectricChromium195.40

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