Ohio Environmental Statistics and Indicators -
Final Overall Ranked List of Environmental Issues


(Issues within each of the following seven groups are alphabetized and of equal rank)

Relative risk is listed from higher to lower.

						          Categorical Rankings
						  Human	     Ecosystem	   Quality-of-
					          health		      life


Issues Placed in Human Health Group A

Abandoned industrial sites			    A		B		A
Drinking water at the tap			    A		NA		A
Exposure from consumer unawareness		    A		A		A
Inadequate infrastructure			    A		B		B
Indoor air quality				    A		NA		B
Industrial/commercial wastewater discharges	    A		A		B
Mobile source emissions				    A		B		A
Municipal waste disposal facilities		    A		B		A
Ozone-depleting substances			    A		A		A
Unregulated/abandoned hazardous waste facilities    A		A		A

Issues Placed in Both Ecosuystem Group A and Quality of Life Group A Filling/diking/draining of wetlands C A A Loss of species diversity B A A Loss of wildlife habitat B A A Population change B A A Uncontrolled development C A A

Issues Placed in Both Human Health Group B and Either Ecosystem Group A or Quality of Life Group A Combustion by-products B C A MIning activities B A B Nonpoint source/agricultural runoff B A B Pesticide spraying B B A Regulated hazardous waste facilities B B A Stationary air emissions (utilities, industrials and commercial) B C A

Issues Placed in Human Health Group B Abandoned water wells B C B Natural food toxins B NA C Oil and gas exploration B B B Pesticide residues on foods B NA C Tire management B C B Underground storage tanks B C B

Issues Placed in Either Ecosystem Group A or Quality of Life Group A Channelization of streams and rivers C A B Disposal capacity C C A Floods C C A Litter NR NR A Stormwater runoff from non-agricultural areas NR A B

Issues Placed in Either Ecosystem Group B or Quality of Life Group B Construction and demolition debris NR C B Consttruction of dams C B B Fugitive dust C C B Harvesting natural resources C B B Illegal dumping NR C A Municipal wastewater discharges C B A Overconsumption of natural resources NR NR B Recreation C C B Sludge disposal C C B Spills and accidental releases C B B Transportation of waste C C B

Issues Placed in Human Health Group C Other natural hazards C C C Yard waste C C C



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