Setting Priorities|Comparative Risk Report

SETTING PRIORITIES|Comparative Risk Report

Project Name: Region 4 Comparative Risk Project

    Ranking Results:

Comparative Ranking of Current Environmental Problems - Human Health
Comparative Ranking of Current Environmental Problems - Ecological
Comparative Ranking of Current Environmental Problems - Welfare

    Project Description:

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Project Purpose

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Project Reference

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Ranking Results

Comparative Ranking of Current Environmental Problems - Human Health
	Higher Risk	Online Information About This Issue
	Indoor air pollution	general	area specific
	Radon	general	area specific
	Medium-Higher Risk
	Acid deposition	general	area specific
	Drinking water	general	area specific
	Ozone/Carbon monoxide	general
	Pesticides		area specific
	Stratospheric ozone depletion	general	area specific
	Toxic air pollutants	general
	Medium Risk
	Airborne lead	general
	Groundwater	general	area specific
	Hazardous waste	general	area specific
	Industrial solid waste sites	general	area specific
	Industrial wastewater		area specific
	Municipal solid waste sites	general	area specific
	Municipal wastewater		area specific
	Nonpoint source pollution	general
	Particulate matter	general
	Superfund sites	general	area specific
	Medium-Lower Risk
	Accidental chemical releases	general
	Odor/Noise pollution
	Radiation (other than radon)	general	area specific
	Storage tanks		area specific
	Lower Risk
	Degradation of terrestrial habitats
	Degradation of wetlands	general
	Global warming	general	area specific

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Comparative Ranking of Current Environmental Problems - Ecological
	Higher Risk	Online Information About This Issue
	Degradation of terrestrial habitats
	Degradation of wetlands	general
	Global warming	general	area specific
	Stratospheric ozone depletion	general	area specific
	Medium-Higher Risk
	Acid deposition	general	area specific
	Industrial wastewater		area specific
	Municipal wastewater		area specific
	Nonpoint source pollution	general
	Ozone/Carbon monoxide	general
	Pesticides		area specific
	Medium Risk
	Accidental chemical releases	general
	Groundwater	general	area specific
	Hazardous waste	general	area specific
	Industrial solid waste sites	general	area specific
	Municipal solid waste sites	general	area specific
	Storage tanks		area specific
	Superfund sites	general	area specific
	Toxic air pollutants	general
	Medium-Lower Risk
	Airborne lead	general
	Particulate matter	general
	Radiation (other than radon)	general	area specific
	Lower Risk
	Drinking water	general	area specific
	Indoor air pollution	general	area specific
	Odor/Noise pollution
	Radon	general	area specific

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Comparative Ranking of Current Environmental Problems - Welfare
	Higher Risk	Online Information About This Issue
	Acid deposition	general	area specific
	Drinking water	general	area specific
	Global warming	general	area specific
	Nonpoint source pollution	general
	Ozone/Carbon monoxide	general
	Particulate matter	general
	Stratospheric ozone depletion	general	area specific
	Medium Risk
	Accidental chemical releases	general
	Degradation of terrestrial habitats
	Groundwater	general	area specific
	Indoor air pollution	general	area specific
	Industrial solid waste sites	general	area specific
	Industrial wastewater		area specific
	Municipal solid waste sites	general	area specific
	Municipal wastewater		area specific
	Odor/Noise pollution
	Pesticides		area specific
	Radon	general	area specific
	Lower Risk
	Airborne lead	general
	Degradation of wetlands	general
	Hazardous waste	general	area specific
	Radiation (other than radon)	general	area specific
	Storage tanks		area specific
	Superfund sites	general	area specific
	Toxic air pollutants	general

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Project Description

	Geographical Coverage: States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
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	Project Purpose: This process helps us determine what the greatest environmental risks are so we can target limited resources toward the greatest risk reduction opportunities.
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	Ranking Process: This information is not currently available to Scorecard.
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	Participants in the Ranking Process: Governmental Agencies The project participants were various U.S. EPA staff, predominantly from Region 4.
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	Reference: Comparative Risk Assessment of Environmental Problems. (pamphlet). 1990. http://www.epa.gov/docs/futures/risk/crexamples/examples/Reg4/
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	Contact Information: Region 4 Office U.S. EPA 61 Forsyth St. Atlanta, GA 30303-3104 http://www.epa.gov/region4/ Regional and State Planning Division U.S. EPA 401 M Street, S.W. (2165) Washington, DC 20460 http://www.epa.gov/opperspd/welcome.htm
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