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Chloroform in Outdoor Air by County, New Jersey, 2020

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Chloroform in Outdoor Air by County, New Jersey, 2020

Atlantic
Bergen
Burlington
Camden
Cape May
Cumberland
Essex
Gloucester
Hudson
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Monmouth
Morris
Ocean
Passaic
Salem
Somerset
Sussex
Union
Warren

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Mean Concentration (ng/m3)

  • Undetermined
  • 0.05 - 0.06
  • 0.06+ - 0.07
  • 0.07+ - 0.08
  • 0.08
Grouping: Jenks Natural Breaks - Original
30 km
20 mi
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County, New JerseyAtlanticBergenBurlingtonCamdenCape MayCumberlandEssexGloucesterHudsonHunterdonMercerMiddlesexMonmouthMorrisOceanPassaicSalemSomersetSussexUnionWarrenNew Jersey0.00.00.00.00.00.10.10.10.10.1Mean Concentration (ng/m3)Chloroform in Outdoor Air by County, New Jersey, 2020
County, New JerseyMean Concentration (ng/m3)
Atlantic10.07
Bergen20.08
Burlington30.07
Camden40.07
Cape May50.07
Cumberland60.07
Essex70.07
Gloucester80.07
Hudson90.05
Hunterdon100.07
Mercer110.07
Middlesex120.07
Monmouth130.07
Morris140.07
Ocean150.07
Passaic160.07
Salem170.08
Somerset180.08
Sussex190.07
Union200.06
Warren210.07
New Jersey340000.07

Why Is This Important?

Most of the chloroform in the environment is man-made; it is used to make coolants, as a fumigant for grain, and as a dry cleaning spot remover. Other sources of chloroform emissions include: pharmaceutical manufacturing, cooling towers, the bleaching of pulp at pulp and paper mills with chlorine, bleach used for domestic cleaning and laundry, combustion of gasoline, and air stripping towers.

Low-level exposure to chloroform could result in dizziness, tiredness and headache. Exposure to higher concentrations is suspected to cause liver and kidney tumors. Chloroform is classified as a possible human carcinogen.

Definition

Mean of modeled annual average chloroform concentration for a county

Data Source

USEPA Air Toxics Screening Assessment and NJDEP Division of Air Quality
(https://www.epa.gov/AirToxScreen)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Modeled mean chloroform concentration in micrograms per cubic meter
  • Denominator:

    N/A

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Health Topic Pages Related to: Chloroform in Outdoor Air

Indicator Data Last Updated On 11/14/2024, Published on 11/18/2024
Environmental Public Health Tracking Project, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 369, Trenton, NJ 08625-0369, e-mail: nj.epht@doh.nj.gov (https://www.nj.gov/health/epht)