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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWoburn High
Street88 Montvale Avenue
CityWoburn
StateMA
Number of students1,178
Student % minority33%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school157
Number of chemicals affecting school64
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)27th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)34,430
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)11th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)248
Toxic Hazard2,040.97

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.42 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 2.09 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital Partners1,147.68
BOYD CORP INC.Goldman Sachs245.72
GE AVIATIONGeneral Electric191.60
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-Hannifin115.35
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain87.06

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt973.93
Chromium442.02
Trichloroethylene245.72
Nickel compounds114.89
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.) 87.04

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersCobalt910.86
BOYD CORP INC.Goldman SachsTrichloroethylene245.72
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersChromium232.18
GE AVIATIONGeneral ElectricChromium150.18
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-HannifinNickel compounds114.89

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