National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA): Parks and Proximity to Polluting Sites by Census Tract and ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), United States, 2024

2026/05/12 by Elliott Chemberlin, Robert Melendez, Kate Duchowny +3 · 1 voice

paper · doi:10.3886/icpsr305511

openalex publication_date 2026/05/12 · openalex created_date 2026/05/13 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01

Abstract

<span>This dataset measures the number and area of parks in each U.S. census tract and ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), as well as the spatial proximity of parks to two types of EPA-designated polluting sites: Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities and Superfund sites. Park measures are derived from the 2024 ParkServe database (Trust for Public Land); polluting site measures use 2023 TRI data and 2024 Superfund Site data, with proximity calculated within park boundaries and at 0.5-, 1-, and 2-mile buffers. Geographic boundaries are drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 TIGER/Line shapefiles.</span>

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• 🌳 New NaNDA dataset: park access + pollution proximity for U.S. census tracts and ZCTAs, 2024. EPA Toxic Release Inventory & Superfund sites at four distance bands. Free at @icpsr.bsky.social: doi.or [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]

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