Environmental Improvement Indicators

Environmental improvement indicators: Measure the implementation of activities and achievement of outcomes related to hazardous chemical reduction.

Indicator

Definition

Data Source

Inventory to characterize land reuse sites (Brownfields, cleanup sites, and under-used or polluted sites) through a public health lens (e.g., size, sensitive populations, frequency of access, etc.)

The description of land reuse sites in a community from a public health/exposure perspective

ATSDR Site Screening Tool
Internally-generated inventory, such as a spreadsheet maintained by a city

Pre- and post-redevelopment list of contaminants at sites

The list of contaminants suspected or confirmed to be at sites before and after redevelopment

Internal county/city/town or non-profit data

Pre- and post-redevelopment media impacts (e.g. air, soil, water, etc.)

The environmental media, such as soil, air, water, or sediment that is suspected or confirmed to be impacted by chemical contamination before and after redevelopment

Internal county/city/town or non-profit data

Pre- and post-redevelopment levels of contamination

The quantitative levels of contamination measured in environmental media before and after redevelopment (e.g. soil lead levels in parts per million)

Internal county/city/town or non-profit data

Number of lead abatements/remediations

Number of lead abatements or remediations that occur during redevelopment, such as the removal of lead-based paint from a structure slated for reuse

Internal county/city/town or non-profit data

Number of asbestos abatements/remediations

Number of asbestos abatements or remediations that occur during redevelopment, such as the removal of asbestos containing material from a structure slated for reuse

Internal county/city/town or non-profit data

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