POLLUTION LOCATOR
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Water
| Rank States by Number of Impairments Due to a Specific Cause
Number of Impairments
Ranked by
(select your ranking criteria)
Impairment Cause:
Sediments
Pathogens
Nutrients
Metals
Low Dissolved Oxygen
Other Habitat Alterations
Temperature
pH
Pesticides
Impaired Biological Community
Flow Alterations
Mercury
Organics
Noxious Aquatic Plants
Ammonia
Waterbody Type:
All Waterbody Types
Rivers, Streams, and Creeks
Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds
Estuaries, Bays, and Coasts
Fresh Water Wetlands
(
explain
) (based on
limited data
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Rank
State
Number of Impairments
1.
MONTANA
602
2.
IDAHO
524
3.
MISSISSIPPI
426
4.
ILLINOIS
421
5.
PENNSYLVANIA
413
6.
OHIO
297
7.
TENNESSEE
214
8.
OKLAHOMA
178
9.
NORTH CAROLINA
140
10.
FLORIDA
128
11.
OREGON
114
12.
NEW MEXICO
110
13.
WISCONSIN
109
14.
MARYLAND
82
15.
CALIFORNIA
74
16.
UTAH
62
17.
ARIZONA
54
18.
MISSOURI
50
19.
ALABAMA
47
20.
MINNESOTA
43
21.
NORTH DAKOTA
41
22.
MASSACHUSETTS
40
23.
KENTUCKY
37
24.
LOUISIANA
29
25.
VERMONT
26
26.
ARKANSAS
21
SOUTH DAKOTA
21
27.
IOWA
20
WASHINGTON
20
28.
NEVADA
19
29.
WYOMING
17
30.
KANSAS
14
31.
ALASKA
10
32.
GEORGIA
9
33.
COLORADO
8
34.
CONNECTICUT
7
35.
MICHIGAN
4
36.
RHODE ISLAND
3
HAWAII
3
37.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
2
38.
DELAWARE
1
NEW JERSEY
1
MAINE
1
NEW YORK
1
