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Your Zip Code:
10016
Your Community: NEW YORK County
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Toxic Chemicals Released by Factories, Power Plants and Other Industrial Companies
In 2002, this county ranked about the average of all counties in the U.S. in terms of noncancer risk score (air and water releases).
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Lead Hazards
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Worst Toxic Waste Sites (Superfund Sites)
- No waste sites in NEW YORK County are on EPA's National Priority List of Superfund sites.
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Smog and Soot: How Much Air Pollution is Released in Your Community?
In 2003, this county ranked among the dirtiest/worst 10% of all counties in the U.S. in terms of person-days in exceedance of national air quality standard for pm-2.5 (annual).
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Air Pollutants That Pose Cancer and Other Health Risks
Based on EPA's most current data, this county ranked among the dirtiest/worst 10% of all counties in the US in terms of an average individual's added cancer risk from hazardous air pollutants.
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How Clean is the Water in Your Lakes and Rivers?
Low-income communities and communities of color may suffer greater impacts from environmental degradation than other groups.
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