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Environment

Air quality, drinking water and traffic, from EPA monitoring.

StatisticTypical areaLevelMeasures
Air Pollution, Fine Particulate Matter7.8CountyAverage daily density of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in micrograms per cubic metre…
Clean Air Days78.4%CountyThe share of monitored days rated good, meaning an Air Quality Index at or below 50.
Drinking Water Violations0.0%CountyWhether the county had a drinking water violation in the reporting period.
Median Air Quality Index40.0CountyThe middle day of the year on the EPA's Air Quality Index. Below 50 is the range the…
Ozone Share of Pollution Days52.7%CountyOf the days when either ozone or fine particles drove the Air Quality Index, the share…
Traffic Volume25.5CountyAverage daily traffic volume per metre of major roadway.
Unhealthy Air Days1CountyDays when the Air Quality Index passed 100, the point at which the EPA warns sensitive…
Worst Air Quality Days58.0CountyThe Air Quality Index on the county's dirtiest tenth of days. A place with clean air…