Proximity to Superfund Sites

Proximity to Superfund Sites is the proportion of a neighborhood located within one kilometer or 0.62 miles of a superfund site that was active in 2014. A superfund site is an abandoned hazardous waste site. The higher the share of the neighborhood located close to a superfund site, the higher the negative impact on the neighborhood. Superfund data is from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

 

Superfund sites contain toxic pollutants. Living, working or going to school near a superfund site may have negative health affects depending on toxins at the site. Superfund sites have been linked to adverse health effects including infant mortality, mental health, water and food-borne illness, and cancer. Sites are listed on EPA’s National Priorities List (NPL) and are the nation’s highest priority for hazardous waste cleanup. Proximity to Superfund Site is in the Environmental Hazards domain.

Neighborhoodsort descending Indicator Value Rank
Armatage 0.0% 1
Audubon Park 61.8% 69
Bancroft 0.0% 1
Beltrami 39.1% 56
Bottineau 0.0% 1
Bryant 0.0% 1
Bryn - Mawr 31.8% 51
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 0.0% 1
Camden Industrial 0.0% 1
Cedar - Isles - Dean 0.0% 1
Cedar Riverside 50.0% 63
Central 38.0% 55
Cleveland 0.0% 1
Columbia Park 32.1% 52
Como 93.3% 84
Cooper 5.8% 39
Corcoran 41.1% 58
Diamond Lake 82.7% 76
Downtown East 72.2% 71
Downtown West 4.2% 36
East Calhoun (ECCO) 0.0% 1
East Harriet 0.0% 1
East Isles 0.0% 1
East Phillips 100.0% 86
Elliot Park 0.0% 1
Ericsson 36.9% 54
Field 0.0% 1
Folwell 0.0% 1
Fulton 0.0% 1
Hale 47.4% 61
Harrison 78.7% 74
Hawthorne 87.6% 82
Hiawatha 31.2% 50
Holland 42.0% 59
Howe 44.7% 60
Humboldt Industrial Area 25.0% 45
Jordan 52.8% 64
Keewaydin 0.0% 1
Kenny 0.0% 1
Kenwood 0.0% 1
King Field 0.0% 1
Lind - Bohanon 0.0% 1
Linden Hills 0.0% 1
Logan Park 0.0% 1
Longfellow 57.5% 67
Loring Park 4.2% 36
Lowry Hill 18.8% 43
Lowry Hill East 0.0% 1
Lyndale 55.2% 66
Lynnhurst 0.0% 1
Marcy Holmes 82.9% 77
Marshall Terrace 57.5% 67
McKinley 0.0% 1
Mid - City Industrial 85.1% 80
Midtown Phillips 30.0% 49
Minnehaha 0.0% 1
Morris Park 0.0% 1
Near - North 49.6% 62
Nicollet Island - East Bank 100.0% 86
North Loop 22.3% 44
Northeast Park 28.1% 47
Northrop 0.0% 1
Page 53.8% 65
Phillips West 90.6% 83
Powderhorn Park 12.3% 41
Prospect Park - East River Road 84.7% 78
Regina 0.0% 1
Seward 84.7% 78
Sheridan 27.8% 46
Shingle Creek 8.8% 40
St. Anthony East 86.4% 81
St. Anthony West 70.7% 70
Standish 40.7% 57
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 28.6% 48
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 73.1% 72
Tangletown 0.0% 1
University of Minnesota 81.6% 75
Ventura Village 3.2% 34
Victory 3.3% 35
Waite Park 33.0% 53
Webber - Camden 0.0% 1
Wenonah 0.0% 1
West Calhoun 0.0% 1
Whittier 95.9% 85
Willard - Hay 5.3% 38
Windom 74.6% 73
Windom Park 13.3% 42

Key Citations: 1. Zota AR, Schaider LA, Ettinge¬¬r AS, Wright RO, Shine JP, Spengler JD. (2011) Metal sources and exposures in the homes of young children living near a mining-impacted Superfund site. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2011 Sep-Oct;21(5):495-505.

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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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