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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWakefield Memorial High
Street60 Farm Street
CityWakefield
StateMA
Number of students827
Student % minority19%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school140
Number of chemicals affecting school60
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)26th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)33,084
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)10th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)221
Toxic Hazard2,157.85

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.44 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 2.21 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital Partners1,074.51
GE AVIATIONGeneral Electric342.77
BOYD CORP INC.Goldman Sachs228.96
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-Hannifin105.78
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain86.27

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt984.29
Chromium581.64
Trichloroethylene228.96
Nickel compounds105.36
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.) 86.25

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersCobalt852.78
GE AVIATIONGeneral ElectricChromium259.26
BOYD CORP INC.Goldman SachsTrichloroethylene228.96
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersChromium217.38
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-HannifinNickel compounds105.36

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2025