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. 2022 Oct 12;9(11):983–990. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.2c00502

Table 1. Presumptive Contamination Model Validation by Selected Statesa,f.

State Known contamination sites, n Consolidated county known contaminationb Known contamination sites, n Observed matchesc, n (%) Expected matches (not observed)d, n (%) Total matchese, n (%)
New Hampshire 469 2 Highest 189 30 (16%) 69 (37%) 99 (52%)
2 Median 76 14 (18%) 32 (42%) 46 (61%)
California 253 2 Highest 52 39 (75%) 11 (21%) 50 (96%)
2 Median 8 6 (75%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Michigan 188 2 Highest 57 30 (53%) 22 (39%) 52 (91%)
2 Median 2 0 (0%) 2 (100%) 2 (100%)
Minnesota 101 2 Highest 17 9 (53%) 6 (35%) 15 (88%)
2 Median 2 2 (100%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%)
Maine 99 2 Highest 28 9 (32%) 11 (39%) 20 (71%)
2 Median 11 2 (18%) 7 (64%) 9 (82%)
Vermont 62 2 Highest 30 15 (50%) 15 (50%) 30 (100%)
2 Median 7 2 (29%) 5 (71%) 7 (100%)
Mississippi 9 2 Highest 5 5 (100%) 0 (0%) 5 (100%)
2 Median 2 2 (100%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%)
Rhode Island 8 2 Highest 5 1 (20%) 3 (60%) 4 (80%)
2 Median 3 2 (67%) 1 (33%) 3 (100%)
Washington 8 2 Highest 2 2 (100%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%)
2 Median 2 1 (50%) 1 (50%) 2 (100%)
Tennessee 6 2 Highest 3 3 (100%) 0 (0%) 3 (100%)
2 Median 2 2 (100%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%)
Total     503 176 (35%) 187 (37%) 363 (72%)
a

Notes: All county results included in Table S2.

b

Consolidated data from two counties with the highest and two counties with the median levels of known contamination sites within the state.

c

Number of presumptive contamination sites with matched known contamination sites within the counties.

d

Number of known contamination sites without presumptive contamination matches but are included in model parameters.

e

Total known contamination sites incorporated by model parameters (observed matches + expected matches). Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.

f

Sources: Author’s analysis.60,61