Article source for : Lucas County Pollution Report Card
h2. Toxics
*Toxic Chemicals Released by Factories, Power Plants and Other Industrial Companies*
In 2002, this county ranked among the dirtiest/worst 10% of all counties in the U.S. in terms of total environmental releases.
# "See how your county stacks up":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/county.tcl?fips_county_code=39095#major_chemical_releases against all others in the U.S.
# Get a list of:
** "the top polluters":http://www.scorecard.org/community/who.tcl?fips_county_code=39095&name=LUCAS&zip_code=43613 in your county
** "the top chemicals":http://www.scorecard.org/community/pollution.tcl?fips_county_code=39095&name=LUCAS&zip_code=43613 released in your county
# "Learn more":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/county.tcl?fips_county_code=39095 about pollution from industrial facilities in your community.
*Lead Hazards*
# "5 percent of houses":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/lead/county.tcl?fips_county_code=39095 in LUCAS County have a "high risk":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/def/lead_hazard_measures.html of lead hazards.
# "See how your county stacks up":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/lead/county.tcl?fips_county_code=39095#rank against all others in the U.S.
*Worst Toxic Waste Sites (Superfund Sites)*
In 2004, this county ranked among the cleanest/best 10% of all counties in the U.S. in terms of the number of designated Superfund sites.
# "See how your county stacks up":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/land/county.tcl?fips_county_code=39095#rankings against all others in the U.S
h2. Air
*Smog and Soot: How Much Air Pollution is Released in Your Community?*
In 2003, this county ranked among the dirtiest/worst 10% of all counties in the U.S. in terms of person-days in exceedance of national air quality standard for ozone (8-hour).
# "See how your county stacks up":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/cap/county.tcl?fips_county_code=39095#air_rankings against all others in the U.S.
# "How many days a year is your air healthy?":http://www.scorecard.org/community/cmy-cap-psi.tcl?fips_county_code=39095&name=LUCAS&zip_code=43613
# "Get a list of the top polluters":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/cap/rank-facilities-in-county.tcl?fips_state_code=39&fips_county_code=39095fips_state_code=39&fips_county_code=39095 contributing to smog and soot in your county.
*Air Pollutants That Pose Cancer and Other Health Risks*
Based on EPA's most current data, this county ranked among the dirtiest/worst 10% of all counties in the US in terms of an average individual's added cancer risk from hazardous air pollutants.
# "See how your county stacks up":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/hap/county.tcl?fips_county_code=39095#rankings against all others in the U.S.
# Find out about the "main sources of hazardous air pollution":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/hap/report-descriptions.tcl#sources, from diesel buses and trucks to dry cleaners and gas stations.
# "Learn more":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/hap/county.tcl?fips_county_code=39095 about hazardous air pollutants in your community.
h2. Water
How Clean is the Water in Your Lakes and Rivers?
# "See how your county's water quality stacks up":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/water/cwa-county.tcl?fips_county_code=39095#ranking against others in the U.S.
# Learn more about "Clean Water Act compliance":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/water/cwa-county.tcl?fips_county_code=39095 and "watershed health":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/water/iwi-county.tcl?fips_county_code=39095 in your community.
# "See how many tons of animal waste":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/aw/county.tcl?fips_county_code=39095#summary were generated in your county.
# "Get a list of the worst 20 states":http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/aw/rank-states.tcl?animal_type_code=total&waste_type_code=tons for animal waste pollution.
h2. Environmental Justice
Low-income communities and communities of color may suffer greater impacts from environmental degradation than other groups.
# View the "environmental justice report":http://www.scorecard.org/community/ej-summary.tcl?fips_county_code=39095 for LUCAS County ( "en español":http://www.scorecard.org/community/es/ej-summary.tcl?fips_county_code=39095 ).
# "Locate polluters":http://map2.scorecard.org/FormPage.jsp?VIEW=data/mainland/community_tri.view&EXTENT=-9335369,5120008,-9239540,5063217&SIZE=300,300 and see how close they are to your home or workplace.
# "Compare this community to others":http://www.scorecard.org/community/cmy-submit.tcl?zip1=43613&fips1=39095 by entering zip codes.
h2. Reference
"Scorecard.org":http://www.scorecard.org/community/index.tcl?fips_county_code=39095 assembled the information above, which is, unfortunately, at least four to six years old.
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