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Rural counties contain more than 65,000 EPA-recognized point pollution sources. A greater density of water and air pollution sources in rural counties is associated with higher cancer mortality rates adjusting for other risks. Rural areas also experience mortality risks in association with coal mining activity.
There are atlases with state data for three environmental indicators: water pollution sites, Toxic Releases Inventory (TRI) sites, and coal mining activity. Water pollution and TRI data are available for all 48 continental states, and coal mining data is available for all states with mining activity.
Contact information:
Michael Hendryx, PhD
West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Phone: 304-293-9206
mhendryx@hsc.wvu.edu
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