Environment Data for Delaware

Overview

The environment of our neighborhoods in Delaware can have a major influence on health. Environmental determinants of health include such things as the weather, the built environment, and exposure to pollutants.

Key Data and Reports

Environment in Delaware

Here, we highlight one key statistic from each topic. Click a table row to see more detailed data for the statistic. Or click on a link under "Topic Page" to view a statistic's corresponding topic page.

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Table Key

Topic Page	Indicator	Delaware	% Change	Trendline
Air Quality	90th Percentile 8-hour Ozone (ppb) monthly number of ppb	32 (October 2018)	Decreased 16%(October 2017 to October 2018)	Data loading for chart...
Public Drinking Water	Arsenic micrograms per liter (µg/L)	0.34 (2023)	Increased 3300%(2018 to 2023)	Data loading for chart...

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Additional Information

Environment in Delaware

Data Sources

Air Quality Monitoring Network

Citation: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Air Quality. 2018. Air Quality Monitoring Network. Downloaded from https://data.delaware.gov/Energy-and-Environment/Air-Quality-Monitoring-Network/b6hy-ss9q/

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Public Water Quality Data

Citation: Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) Federal Reporting Services. https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/safe-drinking-water-information-system-sdwis-federal-reporting

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Privacy

In releasing this information, Delaware aims to provide information that can be helpful to local communities as they work to improve public health. However, the protection of the confidentiality of our citizens is of paramount importance. To that end, counts of less than 11 are not presented. An outside expert has reviewed the platform to ensure it complies with the HIPAA privacy rule (45 CFR 164.§514(b)).