Hotbeds of contamination : the toxicity of our cities

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Title:
Hotbeds of contamination : the toxicity of our cities
Cartographer:
Owens, Margaret
Copyright holder:
Boston Public Library. Norman B. Leventhal Map and Education Center
Date:
2020
Format:
Maps
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Hazardous waste sites--Massachusetts--Maps
Massachusetts--Maps
Places:
Massachusetts
Extent:
1 map : color
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/rr173g275
Terms of Use:
(c) Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
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Place of origin:
[Boston, Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Choropleth map indicating total number of hazardous waste sites in cities in Massachusetts, with top 10 cities labeled.
Data from ACS 2017 5-year estimates and from 2020 MassDEP oil and/or hazardous material sites with activity and use limitations.
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "Bending lines: maps and data from distortion to deception," organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library, 2020-2021.
Identifier:
hotbeds_contamination

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