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M3.4 Air Pollution

M3.4 Air Pollution

The top polluters in my area code were:


101 FULL SERVICE DRY CLEANER
1010 CLEMENT ST SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118

3838 CALIFORNIA-RADIOLOGY
3838 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118

7% had a higher risk of lead hazards

Superfund sites were created to fund the cleanup of toxic wastes by the federal government.
There were no Superfund sites in my zip code.

The closest Superfund site near my house is the Treasure Island Naval Station in hunters point. It is made up of 936 acres of land and is used for the following: 
  • Discharge to sewer/surface water
  • Dumping - unauthorized
  • Inadvertent spill
  • Lagoon disposal
  • Landfill
  • Manufacturing process
  • Ocean disposal
  • Recycling (Other than primary operation)
  • Storage - drums/containers of waste
  • Storage - finished product
  • Storage - raw material
  • Waste pile
  • Waste tank - above ground
  • Waste tank - below ground
The air quality ranked "good" (on a scale of good-hazardous) compared to other areas. 

The closest water source is the Presidio of San Francisco. Drinking water was found to be in compliance with the federal health-based drinking water standards

I was not shocked to see that my area of the city was ranked "good" pretty much all around as it is in a "up and coming" part of the city. 

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