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Your Zip Code:
24701
Your Community: MERCER 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 air releases of recognized carcinogens.
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Lead Hazards
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Worst Toxic Waste Sites (Superfund Sites)
- No waste sites in MERCER 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 1999, this county ranked among the dirtier 40% of all counties in the U.S. in terms of volatile organic compound emissions.
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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 dirtier 40% of all counties in the US in terms of noncancer hazards from hazardous air pollutants.
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How Clean is the Water in Your Lakes and Rivers?
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Low-income communities and communities of color may suffer greater impacts from environmental degradation than other groups.
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