This indicator reports the estimated millions of gallons of water withdrawn per day for irrigation. Crop irrigation withdrawals and irrigation consumptive use refer to water removed and consumed, respectively, from a groundwater or surface-water source to produce agricultural crops.Estimation of irrigation withdrawals using irrigation consumptive use and efficiencies neglects some components of water use for…
This indicator reports the estimated millions of gallons of water used per day. Water use refers to water that is withdrawn by public and private water suppliers and includes water provided for domestic, commercial, industrial, thermoelectric power, and public water uses, as well as water that is consumed or lost within the public supply system….
This indicator reports the count of proposed and listed NPL sites (deleted sites excluded) within 10 km, each divided by distance in km. Areas with higher Superfund proximity scores are placed higher in percentile (national ranking). The percentile could be interpreted as, for example, for a place at the 80th percentile nationwide, 20% (i.e., 100…
This indicator reports the count of vehicles per day (average annual daily traffic) at major roads within 10 kilometers (km), divided by distance in km. Although proximity to roads can provide access to amenities, in EJScreen, the indicator is designed to screen for the negative aspects of very close proximity to very high volumes of…
This indicator reports the percent of population that lives in a census block that intersects with a wildfire perimeter for fires the occured between 2010 and 2020. Source University of Missouri, Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems, 2010-2020. Source Description The Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems is a non-profit research organization that…
This indicator reports the count of LUSTs (multiplied by a factor of 7.7) and the number of USTs within a 1,500-foot buffered block group. Areas with higher UST scores are placed higher in percentile (national ranking). The percentile could be interpreted as, for example, for a place at the 80th percentile nationwide, 20% (i.e., 100…