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Metadata, "data about the data", is information about the data displayed on the maps, and includes information about the quality, source, and content of the data. To access metadata in a mapping page, click on the data layer you are interested in and the metadata will open in a new window.
A full list of data on MassHEIS is also available below.

For example:


Health
Asthma Standardized Hospitalization Ratio 1989-2003
Asthma Standardized Hospitalization Ratio 2001-2005
Cape Cod Female Breast Cancer Standardized Incidence Ratio by Block Group 1982-1994
Cape Cod Female Breast Cancer Standardized Incidence Ratio by Town 1982-1994
Cape Cod Female Breast Cancer Standardized Incidence Ratio by Census Tract 1982-1994
Childhood Cancers SIR 1998 to 2002
Childhood Cancers SIR 1993 to 1997
Common Cancers Incidence
Common Cancers Mortality
Female Breast Cancer Incidence 2000 to 2004
Hormonal Cancer Incidence
Cancers Often Associated with Chemical Exposures Incidence 1996-2000
Cancers Often Associated with Chemical Exposures Incidence 2001-2005

Environment
Approved Wellhead Protection Areas (Zone IIs)
Cape Cod Abandoned Cranberry Bogs, 1970
Cape Cod Groundwater Contours
Cape Cod Historical Land Use
Cape Cod Historical Wide Area Pesticide Spraying Areas
Cape Cod MMR Impact Area
Cape Cod MMR Boundary
Cape Cod MMR Hazardous Waste Sites
Cape Cod MMR Groundwater Pollution Plumes - 1997 extent
Cape Cod MMR Groundwater Pollution Plumes - 2008 extent
Cape Cod Pond Study 2006 - Detections of Hormones and Pharmaceuticals

Cape Cod Pond Water Quality Survey 2001
Cape Cod Public Water Supply Distribution Pipes
Cape Cod Public Drinking Water Supply Wells
Cape Cod Rights of Way
Cape Cod wide DDT spraying, 1955
Cape Cod Zones of Contribution for Public Water Supplies
EPA Criteria Air Pollutant Monitors Currently Operating Locations For All Monitors
EPA Criteria Air Pollutant Monitors Particulate Matter 2.5 microns
EPA Modeled Hazardous Air Pollutants 1999
Federal Superfund Sites
Impaired Waters 2002 - MA DEP 303(d) list
Interim Wellhead Protection Areas
Land use for Massachusetts
Linear Water Bodies
Major Roads
Mass DEP Major Facilities
Mass DEP Tier Classified 21E Oil or Hazardous Material Release Sites
Massachusetts Towns
Outstanding Resource Waters Watersheds
Public Water Supplies
Public Water Supply Service Territories
Solid Waste Facilities Including Landfills

Surface Water Supply Protection Areas
Surface Water Supply Watersheds
Toxic Release Inventory Reporting Facilities
Water Bodies

Demography
Males and Females with a Bachelors Degree or Higher
Environmental Justice Populations
Minority Population
Population Below Poverty
Median Household Income
Linguistically Isolated Households

 

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