EJ Screen Ozone

The ozone indicator in EJScreen reflects potential ozone exposure measured in terms of summer seasonal daily average maximum concentrations in an 8-hour period measured in parts per billion. Ozone information included in EJScreen highlights areas across the U.S. that are … Continued

EJ Screen Traffic Proximity

The traffic proximity indicator is based on AADT count divided by distance in meters from the Census block centroid. The proximity score is based on the traffic within a search radius of 500 meters (or further if none is found … Continued

Threatened and Endangered Species by County

This layer displays the number of threatened and endangered species in each county. Additional layers are available for the type of species, such as plants, animals, invertebrates, and more!

Weeks In Drought

This layer displays the percentage of weeks in any severity of drought for the years 2021-2023.

Drought Intensity, U.S. Drought Monitor

This layer displays areas that experienced dry or drought conditions in the last seven days. Data are retrieved as shapefiles from the U.S. Drought Monitor and are updated on a weekly basis. The affected areas are represented by polygons, which … Continued

Weeks In Drought

This layer displays the percentage of weeks in any severity of drought for the years 2021-2023.

Threatened and Endangered Species by County

This layer displays the number of threatened and endangered species in each county. Additional layers are available for the type of species, such as plants, animals, invertebrates, and more!

EJ Screen Hazardous Waste Proximity

The hazardous waste proximity indicator is reflective of the total count of hazardous waste facilities in each block group within 5 km of the average resident in a block group, divided by distance, calculated as the population-weighted average of blocks … Continued

EJ Screen Underground Storage Tanks

The UST indicator quantifies the relative risk of being affected by a LUST for a block group. The indicator is derived by the weighted sum of active LUSTs and sum of active and temporarily out of service USTs within a … Continued