Butadiene
1,3-butadiene, butadiene
cnty_buta
1,3-Butadiene in Outdoor Air
Mean of modeled annual average 1,3-butadiene concentration for census tracts in a county, using 2017 NATA data
Modeled mean 1,3-butadiene concentration in micrograms per cubic meter
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Data Source: USEPA National-scale Air Toxics Assessment (NATA), 2017 and NJDEP Division of Air Quality
03/17/2022
1,3-Butadiene is a volatile chemical with a gasoline-like odor. It is used in the production of rubber and plastics, and is also a byproduct of incomplete combustion. Motor vehicle exhaust is the largest source of butadiene in New Jersey air.
Inhaling high concentrations of 1,3-butadiene for prolonged periods can cause central nervous system damage and the risk of heart disease and cancer. At concentrations in air likely to be encountered in New Jersey, 1,3-butadiene may irritate the eyes, nose, and throat. 1,3-Butadiene is a known human carcinogen.
Several New Jersey counties exceed the health benchmark of 0.033 micrograms of 1,3-butadiene per cubic meter of air. The highest ambient air concentrations can be found in the northeast counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union.
Like carbon monoxide, 1,3-butadiene is a product of incomplete combustion, and its presence in automobile exhaust is controlled to some degree by catalytic converters. Industrial facilities that emit this chemical must obtain permits from the NJDEP Air Program and are also subject to state and federal air pollution control technology requirements.
To view select air quality data collected at outdoor monitors across the United States go to:
[http://www.epa.gov/airdata/]
New Jersey County historic Risk Ratio tables can be found at the following URL:
[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/airmon/airtoxics/nataest.htm#rrtab]
The USEPA Integrated Risk Information System provides more detailed information about butadiene and research studies on its health effects at the following URL:
[https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris2/chemicalLanding.cfm?substance_nmbr=139]
New Jersey Statewide Average 2005 NATA Modeled Air Concentrations and comparisons to health benchmarks can be found at:
[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/airtoxics/1_3Butadiene05.htm]
Pollution Prevention and Community Right to Know:
[http://web.doh.state.nj.us/rtkhsfs/factsheets.aspx]
NJDEP "What's in My Community?" mapping application:
[https://njdep.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=76194937cbbe46b1ab9a9ec37c7d709b]
On the map you will find every facility with an air permit registered with the Division of Air Quality at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
CEHS_EPHT
ropiekun
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03/17/2022
3/14/12-removed 1999 and 2002 NATA data from view (data still in admin module) and replaced with 2005 NATA; map taken down to be replaced with 2005 map
created by REO
9/29/09 - map view added by REO
02/08/11 - 2002 data added - Map still for 1999 only
3/10/11 - old map removed, waiting for new map for 2002
3/16/16 - updated with 2011 NATA data (REO)
11/15/16 - REO updated links and references
8/23/17 BDG, replaced static map with interactive map
10/29/2018 - REO updated with 2014 NATA data
12/12/18 - As per Francis Steitz and the NJDEP air team, the EPHT HAP indicators using the latest NATA data compliment the efforts of NJDEP's air program. REO was informed that we are free to publish these most recent data on the NJ Tracking portal.
5/9/2019 - REO added NJDEP What's In My Community Link
03/17/2022 - REO updated with 2017 NATA data
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Status changed by: ropiekun
03/22/2022
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cnty_buta
1,3-Butadiene in Outdoor Air,
by New Jersey County,
NATA 2017
Mean Concentration (ug/m3)
SourcesBut
Source Contribution Estimates,
Percent by Source, Statewide for New Jersey,
2017 NATA
Percent of Butadiene by Source