Proximity to Brownfield Sites

Proximity to Brownfield Sites is the proportion of a neighborhood located in close proximity to a brownfield site that was active in 2014. The higher the share of the neighborhood located close to a brownfield site, the higher the negative impact on the neighborhood. Brownfield data are from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Brownfields may have biological, physical, or chemical environmental dangers because of site contamination, groundwater impacts, surface runoff, migration of contaminants, or wastes dumped on site. Brownfields may have community health impacts. Examples of community impacts include safety issues due to abandoned or dilapidated buildings, compromised infrastructure and equipment, and contamination from toxic substances. In addition, brownfields may have an adverse impact on social and economic factors such as reduced property values and tax base. Proximity to brownfield sites is in the Environmental Hazards domain.

Neighborhoodsort descending Indicator Value Rank
Armatage 0.0% 1
Audubon Park 5.6% 47
Bancroft 0.0% 1
Beltrami 4.3% 41
Bottineau 11.5% 54
Bryant 8.1% 51
Bryn - Mawr 0.0% 1
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 4.3% 41
Camden Industrial 0.0% 1
Cedar - Isles - Dean 1.7% 28
Cedar Riverside 13.8% 62
Central 0.0% 1
Cleveland 0.0% 1
Columbia Park 5.4% 45
Como 14.6% 64
Cooper 5.8% 48
Corcoran 3.6% 37
Diamond Lake 3.1% 33
Downtown East 36.1% 85
Downtown West 29.7% 80
East Calhoun (ECCO) 3.4% 36
East Harriet 11.5% 54
East Isles 12.2% 58
East Phillips 23.1% 74
Elliot Park 0.0% 1
Ericsson 15.4% 66
Field 0.0% 1
Folwell 1.5% 26
Fulton 0.0% 1
Hale 0.0% 1
Harrison 9.3% 53
Hawthorne 18.6% 68
Hiawatha 5.5% 46
Holland 3.7% 38
Howe 3.3% 34
Humboldt Industrial Area 25.0% 75
Jordan 8.5% 52
Keewaydin 0.0% 1
Kenny 1.5% 26
Kenwood 0.0% 1
King Field 2.0% 29
Lind - Bohanon 3.7% 38
Linden Hills 4.7% 43
Logan Park 35.3% 83
Longfellow 13.8% 62
Loring Park 33.3% 81
Lowry Hill 0.0% 1
Lowry Hill East 47.0% 87
Lyndale 0.0% 1
Lynnhurst 0.0% 1
Marcy Holmes 36.0% 84
Marshall Terrace 15.0% 65
McKinley 0.0% 1
Mid - City Industrial 25.5% 77
Midtown Phillips 22.0% 73
Minnehaha 3.8% 40
Morris Park 1.4% 25
Near - North 19.3% 70
Nicollet Island - East Bank 26.7% 78
North Loop 34.0% 82
Northeast Park 25.0% 75
Northrop 2.6% 31
Page 0.0% 1
Phillips West 18.9% 69
Powderhorn Park 2.5% 30
Prospect Park - East River Road 38.8% 86
Regina 0.0% 1
Seward 12.9% 59
Sheridan 20.4% 71
Shingle Creek 0.0% 1
St. Anthony East 13.6% 61
St. Anthony West 5.2% 44
Standish 6.5% 49
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 0.0% 1
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 11.5% 54
Tangletown 1.2% 23
University of Minnesota 13.2% 60
Ventura Village 27.4% 79
Victory 3.3% 34
Waite Park 0.0% 1
Webber - Camden 0.0% 1
Wenonah 2.9% 32
West Calhoun 17.6% 67
Whittier 20.4% 71
Willard - Hay 7.2% 50
Windom 11.9% 57
Windom Park 1.2% 23

Key Citations: 1. Litt JS, Burke TA. (2002) Uncovering the historic environmental hazards of urban brownfields. J Urban Health. 2002 Dec; 79(4):464-81.

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2. California Environmental Protection Agency (2013), California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool, Version 1 (CalEnviroScreen 1.0): Guidance and Screening Tool.

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3. California Environmental Protection Agency (2014), Draft Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool: Version 2.0 (CalEnviroScreen 2.0). Information on Version 2.

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