I am living in Mission district, San Francisco, and I am wondering how well my community and county’s environmental evaluation are.
Top polluter in Mission District
The major 3 top polluters in Mission district are San Francisco Drydock INC, Chevron Prods. Co San Francisco Terminal and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Hunters point power plant.
Percent of the homes in Mission District with lead-based paint
7% of houses in San Francisco have a high risk of lead hazards
Superfund sites in Mission District
According to the Wikipedia, superfund site is “a polluted location requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. There is one superfund site called “ Treasure Island Naval Station-Hunter Point Annex near Mission district. In this superfund site, Groundwater, sediments, soil and surface water are contaminated with fuels, pesticides, heavy metals, PCBS and volatile organic compounds.
Air and water quality in Mission District
I am surprised that San Francisco is one of the top 10% of dirtiest countries in the U.S. Also, San Francisco is one of the top 10% of countries having an average individual’s added cancer risk from hazardous air pollutant, based on the EPA data.
The major air pollutants are carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, PM-2.5, PM-10 and volatile organic compounds. For water quality, I am also surprised that San Francisco is one of the dirtiest countries in the U.S. In California, San Francisco is ranking 14 by percepts of surface water with impaired or threatened uses (29.65%).
Social justice/environmental justice
According to the Scorecard, low-income communities and communities of color may suffer greater impacts from environmental degradation than other groups. The major distribution of Environmental burdens in San Francisco is releases of toxic chemicals. People with color, low-income, and low education have twice risk of health impacts than white people with high income and high education.
I didn't know that the Mission District had so many polluters! I knew that Treasure Island is a superfund. What I don't know is why they still allow people to live on treasure island! The 7% of houses with lead doesn't surprise me. My current residence falls under that 7%, since it's a house from the early 1900s. When I moved in, my landlord provided us with pamphlets about lead paint!
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