Setting Priorities|Comparative Risk Report

SETTING PRIORITIES|Comparative Risk Report

Project Name: Louisiana Environmental Action Plan to 2000 (LEAP to 2000)

    Ranking Results:

LEAP Technical Supplement Final Ranking
Public Advisory and Steering Committee Provisional Ranking
Technical Committee Ranking on Health
Technical Committee Ranking on Ecological Effects
Technical Committee Ranking of Quality of Life Issues

    Project Description:

Geographical Coverage

Project Purpose

Ranking Process

Participants in the Ranking Process

Project Reference

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Ranking Results

LEAP Technical Supplement Final Ranking
		Class 1: Issues of Highest Statewide Risk (deserves special attention)	Online Information About This Issue
	1.	Air toxics	general	area specific
	2.	Coastal wetland loss	general	area specific
	3.	Industrial wastewater discharges		area specific
	4.	Municipal wastewater		area specific
	5.	Nonpoint source pollution	general	area specific
	6.	Groundwater contamination	general	area specific
	7.	Lack of land use management/planning	general
	8.	Indoor air pollution	general	area specific
	9.	Pesticides
	10.	Aesthetics losses (litter, odors, noise)
		Class 2: Issues of High Statewide Risk
	1.	Inactive & abandoned sites	general	area specific
	2.	Wastes from oil & gas production sites
	3.	Habitat losses
	4.	Accidental releases	general	area specific
	5.	Deepwell injection	general	area specific
	6.	Drinking water	general	area specific
	7.	Solid waste sites	general	area specific
	8.	Hazardous waste sites	general	area specific
	9.	Inland wetland loss	general	area specific
	10.	Flooding
	11.	Ozone (smog)	general	area specific
	12.	Worker exposure	general
	13.	Global warming	general	area specific
	14.	Seafood contamination	general	area specific
	15.	Hazardous materials transportation	general	area specific
	16.	Airborne lead	general	area specific
	17.	Naturally occurring radioactive material
		Class 3: Issues of High localized Risk and/or Continuing Concern
		Consumer exposure	general
		Exposure to radiation	general
		Medical waste	general	area specific
		Stratospheric ozone depletion	general	area specific
		Particulate matter	general	area specific
		Storage facilities		area specific
		Mercury	general	area specific
		Sulfur dioxide	general	area specific

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Public Advisory and Steering Committee Provisional Ranking
	Class 1: Issues of Highest Statewide Risk	Online Information About This Issue
	Air toxics	general	area specific
	Coastal wetland loss	general	area specific
	Indoor air	general	area specific
	Industrial wastewater		area specific
	Lack of land use management	general
	Nonpoint sources	general	area specific
	Class 2: Issues of High Statewide Risk
	Abandoned hazardous waste sites	general	area specific
	Accidental releases	general	area specific
	Aesthetics
	Deep well injection	general	area specific
	Global warming	general	area specific
	Groundwater contamination	general	area specific
	Inland wetland loss	general	area specific
	Municipal & industrial solid waste sites	general	area specific
	Municipal wastewater		area specific
	Oil & Gas
	Ozone depletion	general	area specific
	Ozone-nitrogen oxides-carbon monoxide	general	area specific
	Pesticides
	Terrestrial habitats loss
	Worker exposure	general
	Class 3: Issues of High Localized Risk and/or Continuing Concerns
	Active hazardous waste sites (RCRA)	general	area specific
	Consumer exposure	general
	Drinking water	general	area specific
	Lead	general	area specific
	Naturally occurring radioactive material
	Particulate matter	general	area specific
	Radiation	general
	Seafood contamination	general	area specific
	Storage facilities		area specific
	Sulfur dioxide	general	area specific

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Technical Committee Ranking on Health
	Very High	Online Information About This Issue
	Indoor air	general	area specific
	High
	Air toxics	general	area specific
	Medium High
	Abandoned/Inactive sites	general	area specific
	Accidental release	general	area specific
	Drinking water supplies	general	area specific
	Industrial wastewater discharges		area specific
	Ozone-nitrogen oxides-carbon monoxide	general	area specific
	Pesticides
	Medium
	Active hazardous waste (RCRA) sites	general	area specific
	Consumer exposures	general
	Deep well injection	general	area specific
	Groundwater contamination	general	area specific
	Municipal wastewater discharges		area specific
	Nonpoint sources	general	area specific
	Ozone depletion	general	area specific
	Radiation	general
	Recreational finfish contamination	general	area specific
	Low
	Lead	general	area specific
	Municipal/Industrial solid waste sites	general	area specific
	Naturally occurring radiation
	Particulate matter	general	area specific
	Storage facilities		area specific
	Sulfur oxides	general	area specific

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Technical Committee Ranking on Ecological Effects
	Very High	Online Information About This Issue
	Coastal wetland loss	general	area specific
	Land use management	general
	Terrestrial habitat loss
	High
	Air toxics	general	area specific
	Global warming	general	area specific
	Inland wetland loss	general	area specific
	Nonpoint sources	general	area specific
	Oil & gas
	Ozone depletion	general	area specific
	Medium
	Accidental releases	general	area specific
	Industrial wastewater discharges		area specific
	Municipal wastewater discharges		area specific
	Ozone-nitrogen oxides-carbon monoxide	general	area specific
	Particulate matter	general	area specific
	Pesticides
	Sulfur dioxide	general	area specific
	Low
	Abandoned sites	general	area specific
	Active hazardous waste (RCRA)	general	area specific
	Lead	general	area specific
	Municipal/Industrial waste sites	general	area specific
	Storage tanks		area specific

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Technical Committee Ranking of Quality of Life Issues
	High	Online Information About This Issue
	Aesthetics
	Coastal wetland loss	general	area specific
	Global warming	general	area specific
	Industrial wastewater discharges		area specific
	Land use management	general
	Nonpoint sources	general	area specific
	Ozone-nitrogen oxides-carbon monoxide	general	area specific
	Medium High
	Abandoned sites	general	area specific
	Accidental releases	general	area specific
	Air toxics	general	area specific
	Habitat loss
	Indoor air	general	area specific
	Municipal wastewater discharges		area specific
	Oil & gas waster sites
	Ozone depletion	general	area specific
	Pesticides
	Worker exposure	general
	Medium
	Active hazardous waste (RCRA) sites	general	area specific
	Deep well injection	general	area specific
	Drinking water	general	area specific
	Groundwater contamination	general	area specific
	Inland wetland loss	general	area specific
	Lead	general	area specific
	Municipal/Industrial solid waste	general	area specific
	Natural resource loss
	Radiation	general
	Seafood contamination	general	area specific
	Low
	Consumer exposure	general
	Naturally occurring radiation
	Particulate matter	general	area specific
	Storage facilities		area specific
	Sulfur dioxide	general	area specific

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Project Description

	Geographical Coverage: State of Louisiana
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	Project Purpose: The Louisiana Environmental Action Plan to 2000 was formed to establish priorities for environmental action by examining issues, and by comparing the risk each issue poses to human health, ecological stability, and human quality of life.
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	Ranking Process: A Technical Committee constructed three rankings: Health, Ecological, and Quality of Life. Then, the project's Public Advisory and Steering Committee (PASC) developed a provisional ranking of the 33 environmental issues that combined all three technical rankings. Finally, the PSAC collected public input on the provisional rankings and incorporated it into a Final Ranking of issues.
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	Participants in the Ranking Process: General Public Governmental Agencies Private Sector/Industry Public Interest/Nonprofit Organizations Scientific/Academic Community The Technical Committee was composed primarily of individuals from Governmental Agencies, while the Public Advisory and Steering Committee (PSAC) had representatives from all of the above stakeholders groups, with the exception of the General Public. Most of the involvement with the General Public took place after the PSAC had developed their provisional ranking. They were given the opportunity to contribute their own priorities at a Summit on the Environment and in a series of 11 town meetings.
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	Reference: Thompson, Regina C., et al. Project Report: Vision Statement Final Rankings of Environmental Issues Guiding Themes for Implementation. Louisiana Environmental Action Plan. Department of Environmental Quality. November 1991. Thompson, Regina C., et al. Louisiana Environmental Action Plan to 2000 Technical Supplement. Louisiana Environmental Action Plan. Department of Environmental Quality. December 1991.
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	Contact Information: Chuck Killebrew Office of the Secretary Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 82263 Baton Rouge, LA 70884 phone: (504) 765-2726 fax: (504) 765-0746 http://www.deq.state.la.us/
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