EJSCREEN: Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool
Author: US Environmental Protection Agency
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Abstract: In order to better meet the Agency’s responsibilities related to the protection of public health and the environment, EPA has developed a new environmental justice (EJ) mapping and screening tool called EJSCREEN. It is based on nationally consistent data and an approach that combines environmental and demographic indicators in maps and reports. The EJ index is a combination of environmental and demographic information. There are twelve EJ Indexes in EJSCREEN reflecting the 11 environmental indicators. The 11 EJ Index names are: - National Scale Air Toxics Assessment Air Toxics Cancer Risk - National Scale Air Toxics Assessment Respiratory Hazard Index - National Scale Air Toxics Assessment Diesel PM (DPM) - Particulate Matter (PM2.5) - Ozone - Lead Paint Indicator - Traffic Proximity and Volume - Proximity to Risk Management Plan Sites - Proximity to Treatment Storage and Disposal Facilities - Proximity to National Priorities List Sites - Proximity to Major Direct Water Dischargers
Tags: Environment, Equity, Health, Impact, Indicator planning, Indicator selection, Mapping,
Link to Resource: https://www.epa.gov/ejscreen
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Abstract: In order to better meet the Agency’s responsibilities related to the protection of public health and the environment, EPA has developed a new environmental justice (EJ) mapping and screening tool called EJSCREEN. It is based on nationally consistent data and an approach that combines environmental and demographic indicators in maps and reports. The EJ index is a combination of environmental and demographic information. There are twelve EJ Indexes in EJSCREEN reflecting the 11 environmental indicators. The 11 EJ Index names are: - National Scale Air Toxics Assessment Air Toxics Cancer Risk - National Scale Air Toxics Assessment Respiratory Hazard Index - National Scale Air Toxics Assessment Diesel PM (DPM) - Particulate Matter (PM2.5) - Ozone - Lead Paint Indicator - Traffic Proximity and Volume - Proximity to Risk Management Plan Sites - Proximity to Treatment Storage and Disposal Facilities - Proximity to National Priorities List Sites - Proximity to Major Direct Water Dischargers
Tags: Environment, Equity, Health, Impact, Indicator planning, Indicator selection, Mapping,
Link to Resource: https://www.epa.gov/ejscreen