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

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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