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

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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