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

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...