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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 2.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2021 Feb 21;28(24):31758–31769. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-12884-z

Table 1.

Top 10 ZIP codes in ACC study areas with the highest hazard index and high occurrence chemicals reported

ZIP code Hazard index Emissions (lbs) County Population size (2015 estimates) Unique chemicals Chemicals with >80% fraction of occurrence
Logan Township, NJ (08014) 21.12 2,103,448 Gloucester 504 66 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, 2-nitropropane, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, benzidine, chlordane, chloroethane, heptachlor, hexachloroethane, malathion, methoxychlor, nitrobenzene, permethrin, thiram, hexachlorobenzene, benzyl chloride, pyridine
Conshohocken, PA (19428) 6.44 806,738 Montgomery 16,580 38 Chlorothalonil, phenanthrene, anthracene
Bristol, PA (19007) 5.44 24,558,903 Bucks 21,125 29 Methyl acrylate, acrylamide, ethyl acrylate, acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate
Port Richmond and Kensington, PA (19134) 5.07 8,295,962 Philadelphia 60,675 19 Phosphorus
Bridesburg, PA (19137) 4.98 15,945,469 Philadelphia 8,638 35 Benzoyl peroxide, chloromethane, phenol
Marcus Hook, PA (19061) 4.80 19,652,501 Delaware 19,997 38 All chemicals under 80% fraction of occurrence
Chester, PA (19013) 4.44 1,071,511 Delaware 35,130 19 Chloroform
New Castle, DE (19720) 4.18 4,388,569 New Castle 59,250 37 1,2 Dichlorobenzene, chlorobenzene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 1,3-Dichlorobenzene, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, epichlorohydrin
Delaware City, DE (19706) 4.04 8,842,667 New Castle 1,822 37 Carbon disulfide
PES Oil Refinery Region, PA (19145) 3.06 9,321,891 Philadelphia 47,261 29 o-Xylene