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ATSDR Hazardous Waste Site Polygon Data, v 1 (1996)

Superfund Population and Locations

To provide the ATSDR polygon dataset of hazardous waste sites in the United States, which can be used to identify nearby populations and assess their potential risk.

ATSDR Hazardous Waste Site Polygon Data with CIESIN Modifications, v 1 (2008)

Superfund Population and Locations

To provide an easily accessible, corrected dataset of polygons for hazardous waste sites in the United States which can be used to identify nearby populations and assess their potential risk.

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Poverty Mapping, v1

Map: Poverty Mapping, v1

Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicators

Map: Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicators

Climate Effects on Food Supply

Map: Climate Effects on Food Supply

Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

Map: Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

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Another Way to Look at an Air Quality Problem

State of the Planet

Satellite data offer a particularly valuable perspective on PM2—small particles deriving mostly from burning fossil fuels and biomass, which can harm human health—because ground instruments may be unavailable or offer limited information, as is the case in China. With that in mind, researchers at Columbia University’s Earth Institute and Batelle Memorial Institute have developed maps based on satellite data that depict annual PM2.5 exposure in all of China’s provinces.

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