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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWales Elementary
Street41 Main Street
CityWales
StateMA
Number of students96
Student % minority6%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school85
Number of chemicals affecting school50
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)71st
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)91,786
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)91st
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,265
Toxic Hazard157.13

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.03 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.16 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings74.43
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management13.97
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker9.36
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace8.66
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace8.57

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt76.46
Chromium51.82
Formaldehyde12.84
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.) 9.57
Nickel4.09

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt74.43
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium13.57
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium7.85
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium7.77
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium7.20

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