Weblog Entry - 08/04/2002: "Information you Need"

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08/04/2002 "Information you Need"

In this site you just type in your zipcode and they will tell you how polluted is your personal environment and how at risk you are for diseases caused by toxic pollutants. They will also tell you who the major polluters are in that county.
Imagine my disgust at getting these results for my own county:

Based on EPA's most current data, this county ranked among the dirtiest/worst 20% of all counties in the US in terms of the number of people living in areas where cancer risk from hazardous air pollutants exceeds 1 in 10,000.
147,535 people in ROCK County face a cancer risk more than 100 times the goal set by the Clean Air Act.
79% of the air cancer risk is from mobile sources
20% of the air cancer risk is from area sources
0.61% of the air cancer risk is from point sources
What's Your Risk?
Learn more about hazardous air pollutants in your community

Air Quality: Does Your Community Meet Clean Air Act Standards?
In 1999, this county ranked among the dirtiest/worst 20% of all counties in the U.S. in terms of volatile organic compound emissions