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.

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

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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