Toxic Releases from Facilities

The Toxic Releases from Facilities indicator measures the proportion of a neighborhood population in close proximity to industrial facilities that release toxic emissions. Toxic pollution poses health risks to over 100 million people, particularly children, in low- and middle-income countries. In addition, to chemical waste, unwanted electronic e-waste (televisions, computer screens and cell phones) gear is rising in toxic piles. Exposure to these pollutants can cause increased cardiovascular disease, respiratory effects such as asthma, decreased neurological function, cancer and a range of other adverse health effects. Listed under the Environmental Hazards domain, this indicator also impacts the Economic Health, Housing, Natural Areas, Educational Opportunities, Employment Opportunities, and Neighborhood Characteristics domains. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides annual emissions data for all major stationary sources of air pollution through the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI).

Neighborhood Indicator Value Ranksort descending
Oak Ridge 0.0% 1
Zion City 0.0% 1
Penfield Park 0.0% 1
South Woodlawn 0.0% 1
Killough Springs 0.0% 1
Bridlewood 0.0% 1
Gate City 0.0% 1
Spring Lake 0.0% 1
Oak Ridge Park 0.1% 9
Sandusky 1.2% 10
Apple Valley 2.3% 11
Brownsville Heights 7.7% 12
Brown Springs 9.2% 13
Roebuck 17.5% 14
Green Acres 20.7% 15
Airport Highlands 22.0% 16
Roosevelt 22.5% 17
Huffman 26.8% 18
South East Lake 28.2% 19
Brummitt Heights 29.4% 20
Thomas 30.9% 21
Crestwood South 34.2% 22
Redmont Park 39.1% 23
Pine Knoll Vista 42.1% 24
Roebuck Springs 42.9% 25
Sherman Heights 42.9% 25
North Pratt 54.2% 27
East Lake 54.4% 28
Dolomite 56.8% 29
Germania Park 60.2% 30
Sun Valley 62.7% 31
Smithfield Estates 64.2% 32
Belview Heights 65.1% 33
Echo Highlands 65.2% 34
North East Lake 65.7% 35
Bush Hills 67.4% 36
Crestwood North 67.7% 37
Liberty Highlands 68.1% 38
Tarpley City 68.8% 39
Hooper City 69.3% 40
Glen Iris 70.0% 41
Crestline 71.1% 42
Fairmont 72.8% 43
Oxmoor 73.0% 44
Overton 73.5% 45
West End Manor 74.0% 46
Central Pratt 74.3% 47
Ensley Highlands 75.4% 48
Arlington - West End 76.5% 49
Powderly 77.1% 50
East Brownville 77.5% 51
Woodland Park 79.6% 52
Wahouma 80.4% 53
Oakwood Place 81.5% 54
Woodlawn 82.2% 55
Grasselli Heights 83.3% 56
Central Park 84.2% 57
Ensley 84.6% 58
Eastwood 84.8% 59
Rising - West Princeton 84.9% 60
Fairview 85.4% 61
College Hills 85.5% 62
Forest Park 90.1% 63
Jones Valley 90.4% 64
East Avondale 90.6% 65
West Brownville 92.2% 66
North Birmingham 92.9% 67
Maple Grove 95.2% 68
Mason City 95.5% 69
Highland Park 97.0% 70
Wylam 97.3% 71
Enon Ridge 97.5% 72
South Titusville 98.2% 73
Five Points South 98.5% 74
Smithfield 100.0% 75
Acipco-Finley 100.0% 75
Industrial Center 100.0% 75
South Pratt 100.0% 75
Inglenook 100.0% 75
Druid Hills 100.0% 75
Fountain Heights 100.0% 75
Garden Highlands 100.0% 75
Southside 100.0% 75
East Birmingham 100.0% 75
Kingston 100.0% 75
Riley 100.0% 75
East Thomas 100.0% 75
Graymont 100.0% 75
North Avondale 100.0% 75
Tuxedo 100.0% 75
Central City 100.0% 75
Harriman Park 100.0% 75
Hillman 100.0% 75
North Titusville 100.0% 75
West Goldwire 100.0% 75
Collegeville 100.0% 75
Evergreen 100.0% 75
Hillman Park 100.0% 75
Norwood 100.0% 75

Key Citations:
1. Brunekreef B, Holgate ST. (2002) Air pollution and health. Lancet Oct 19; 360(9341):1233-42. Review. PubMed PMID: 12401268. Available at: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12401
2. U.S. EPA (2011) An Overview of Methods for EPA’s National-Scale Air Toxics Assessments. United States Environmental Protection Agency. January 2011. Available at: www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/nata2005/05pdf/nata_tmd.pdf
3. U.S. EPA (2012) User’s Manual for RSEI Model Version 2.3.1. Available at: www.epa.gov/opptintr/rsei/pubs/rsei_users_manual_v2.3.1.pdf
4. California Environmental Protection Agency (2013) California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool, Version 1 (CalEnviroScreen 1.0): Guidance and Screening Tool, April 2013. Available at: http://oehha.ca.gov/ej/ces042313.html
5. United States Code, Title 42, Chapter 85, Air Pollution Prevention and Control. Available at: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title42/chapter85&edition=prelim
6. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/us/disposal-of-older-monitors-leaves-a...