Superfund_MA

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Superfund/CERCLIS National Priorities List

Summary
TOXMAP is a project of the Specialized Information Services Division of the NLM and supports its mission of addressing toxicology and environmental health information needs.


Description

TOXMAP (http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov) is a Geographic Information System (GIS) from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) that uses maps of the United States to help users visually explore data from the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) (http://www.epa.gov/tri/) and Superfund Programs (http://www.epa.gov/superfund/index.htm). TOXMAP also overlays demographic data such as US Census population, income figures from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and health data from the National Cancer Institute and the National Center for Health Statistics.  This shapefile contains Superfund National Priorities List data from the EPA CERCLIS database. It has been edited by Silent Spring Institute to only show Massachusetts locations.

Credits
TOXMAP Superfund data is free, publically available for download on the Internet; no registration is required.

Access and use limitations
The NLM Rights in Data Clause apply (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/help/rightsindata.html)

ArcGIS Metadata 

Resource Identification 

Spatial Representation 

Reference System 

Distribution Information 

Metadata Details 

ESRI Metadata and Item Properties 

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FGDC Metadata 

Identification 

Citation
Citation Information
Originator Superfund data comes from the EPA CERCLIS database. It was put into shapefile form by the National Library of Medicine.
Publication Date Obtained from the EPA (April, 2010); updated in TOXMAP (June, 2010)
Title
Superfund_MA
Geospatial Data Presentation Form vector digital data
Online Linkage\\toxmap\C$\TOXMAP\App\web\download\allnpl.shp

Description
Abstract
TOXMAP (http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov) is a Geographic Information System (GIS) from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) that uses maps of the United States to help users visually explore data from the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) (http://www.epa.gov/tri/) and Superfund Programs (http://www.epa.gov/superfund/index.htm). TOXMAP also overlays demographic data such as US Census population, income figures from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and health data from the National Cancer Institute and the National Center for Health Statistics.  This shapefile contains Superfund National Priorities List data from the EPA CERCLIS database. It has been edited by Silent Spring Institute to only show Massachusetts locations.
Purpose
TOXMAP is a project of the Specialized Information Services Division of the NLM and supports its mission of addressing toxicology and environmental health information needs.
Time Period of Content
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date Updated May, 2010
Currentness Reference
Current
Status
Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency Once or twice a year

Spatial Domain
Bounding Coordinates
West Bounding Coordinate -73.281448
East Bounding Coordinate -70.504194
North Bounding Coordinate 42.754688
South Bounding Coordinate 41.623638

Keywords
Theme
Theme Keyword Thesaurus ISO19115TopicCategory
Theme Keyword Superfund/CERCLIS National Priorities List

Access Constraints
TOXMAP Superfund data is free, publically available for download on the Internet; no registration is required.
Use Constraints
The NLM Rights in Data Clause apply (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/help/rightsindata.html)
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770

Data Quality 

Lineage
Process Step
Process Description
Shapefile clipped to Massachusetts boundary. Shapefile joined to superfund.txt file downloaded from TOXMAP site which contained location name and address information.
Process Date 2005-03-22
Process Contact
Contact Information
Contact Person Primary
Contact Person Kathleen Attfield
Contact Organization Silent Spring Institute
Contact Position Research Assistant
Contact Address
Address Type mailing and physical address
Address 29 Crafts St
City Newton
State or Province MA
Postal Code 02458

Contact Voice Telephone 617-332-4288

Spatial Data Organization 

Direct Spatial Reference Method Vector


Spatial Reference 

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution 0.000000
Ordinate Resolution 0.000000
Planar Distance Units meters

Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio 298.257222

Entities and Attributes 

Distribution Information 

Resource Description Downloadable Data
Standard Order Process
Digital Form
Digital Transfer Information
Transfer Size 0.001



Metadata Reference 

Metadata Date 2010-06-10
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization U.S. National Library of Medicine
Contact Person Colette Hochstein
Contact Address
Address Type 6707 Democracy Blvd. Suite 515
City Bethesda
State or Province MD
Postal Code 20892

Contact Voice Telephone 301-496-6590

Metadata Standard Name FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention local time