For this project, I looked at toxins and environmental problems in Lynn, Massachusetts. Looking to see if there were any places in Lynn that were really affected by the toxins or environmental problems. I was then looking to see how far the toxins have spread out by setting a 2,000 meter buffer. The first item that I had to do for this project was download the Environmental_Justice file, town_boundaries file and the Toxins_Sites off of the MassGIS website. Then I had to clip the Environmental_Justice file. After I had to then hand select the toxins because of the 2,000 meter buffer we created. Finally, I have to clip the buffer for the town to only see the environmental problems in Lynn, Massachusetts.
The first table for this project show us the total area of the town, the total area of the Environmental Justice (EJ) areas for Lynn, total area of Lynn that is not effected by EJ, the total EJ that is within the 2000 meter buffer, and the total Non-EJ that is in the 2000 meter buffer. The second table shows us the percent of the the town that is in the EJ, the percent of town that is Non-EJ, percent of EJ area that is in 2000 meter buffer and percent of NON-EJ area within 2000 meter buffer.
Tables 1 & 2
Map of Environmental Justice in Lynn, Massachusetts
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