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 Environmental Integrity
 
 
Below are the Environmental Integrity Sector summary tables of indicators and scores for the years 2000, 2005 and 2006.
 
The indicators selected for Environmental Integrity are related to air quality, land use, and waste.
 
 
The Environmental Integrity Indicators are:

     

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    Based on research of reliability of predictors of sustainability, the 2007 Environmental Integrity indicators of “Land for Urban” and “Average Commute Time” have been replaced with “Urban Sprawl” and “Ozone.”  In addition, refinements in data presentation -- such as calculating "per capita" numbers -- and improvements in rubric scoring were also added to this year's report.

     


      Summary Tables  

     

    Environmental Integrity Sector - 2007 Indicators and Scores

    Indicator

    Muskegon County

    West MI1

    East MI2

    Michigan

    U.S.

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Toxic Release Inventory # per capita

    11.75

    3.4

    11.13

    3.5

    14.08

    3.1

    9.86

    3.7

    13.15

    3.2

    Particulate Matter 2.5 µm/m3

    10.50

    3.6

    11.81

    3.4

    10.62

    3.6

    12.65

    3.3

    11.75

    3.4

    Land for Agriculture

     acres per capita (2005)

    0.46

    1.8

    0.40

    1.7

    0.86

    2.4

    1.00

    2.7

    3.03

    5.0

    Urban Sprawl

     fta/100K population

    14.91

    2.3

    10.98

    3.3

    12.49

    2.9 

    10.79

    3.3

    12.41

    2.9

    Ozone

    ppm

    0.086

    2.6

    0.086

    2.6

    0.083

    2.6 

    0.084

    2.6

    0.076

    2.9

    Solid Waste Disposal  cubic yds/cap

    3.15

    3.4 

    2.82

    3.6

    3.27

    3.4

    2.88

    3.6

    3.27

    3.4

    Sector Index

    2.9

    3.0

    3.0

    3.2

    3.5

      

     

    Environmental Integrity Sector - 2006 Indicators and Scores

    Indicator

    Muskegon County

    West MI1

    East MI2

    Michigan

    U.S.

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Toxic Release Inventory # per capita

    10.39

    3.6

    15.21

    3.0

    12.22

    3.4

    8.69

    3.8

    14.19

    3.1

    Particulate Matter 2.5 µm/m3

    11.30

    3.5

    12.03

    3.4

    10.55

    3.6

    11.59

    3.5

    11.42

    3.5

    Land for Agriculture

     acres per capita (2005)

    0.42

    1.7

    0.45

    1.8

    0.86

    2.4

    1.00

    2.7

    3.16

    5.0

    Urban Sprawl

     fta/100K population

    12.55

    2.9

    11.03

    3.3

    12.01

    3.0

    10.75

    3.3

    14.24

    2.4

    Ozone

    ppm

    0.0900

    2.4

    0.0848

    2.6

    0.0735

    3.1

    0.0769

    2.9

    0.0764

    2.9

    Solid Waste Disposal  cubic yds/cap

    4.11

    2.9

    3.10

    3.5

    3.15

    3.4

    2.82

    3.6

    3.36

    3.3

    Sector Index

    2.8

    2.9

    3.2

    3.3

    3.4

     

     

    Environmental Integrity Sector - 2005 Indicators and Scores

    Indicator

    Muskegon County

    West MI1

    East MI2

    Michigan

    U.S.

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Toxic Release Inventory # per capita

    11.38

    3.5

    14.73

    3.0

    12.75

    3.3

    10.17

    3.6

    14.68

    3.0

    Particulate Matter 2.5 µm/m3

    13.10

    3.3

    13.88

    3.1

    12.33

    3.4

    13.39

    3.2

    12.45

    3.3

    Land for Agriculture

     acres per capita

    0.42

    1.7

    0.45

    1.8

    0.86

    2.4

    1.00

    2.7

    3.16

    5.0

    Urban Sprawl

     fta/100K population

    9.14

    3.7

    9.88

    3.5

    13.84

    2.6

    11.18

    3.2

    14.67

    2.3

    Ozone

    ppm

    0.0900

    2.4

    0.0863

    2.6

    0.0805

    2.8

    0.0831

    2.7

    0.0788

    2.8

    Solid Waste Disposal  cubic yds/cap

    3.72

    3.1

    2.90

    3.6

    3.22

    3.4

    3.32

    3.3

    3.28

    3.4

    Sector Index

    3.0

    2.9

    3.0

    3.1

    3.3

     

     

    Environmental Integrity Sector - 2000 Indicators and Scores

    Indicator

    Muskegon County

    West MI1

    East MI2

    Michigan

    U.S.

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Measure

    Index

    Toxic Release Inventory # per capita

    13.85

    3.2

    21.76

    2.1

    19.84

    2.4

    14.32

    3.1

    23.58

    1.9

    Particulate Matter 2.5 µm/m3

    11.45

    3.5

    12.82

    3.3

    11.08

    3.5

    13.60

    3.2

    13.53

    3.2

    Land for Agriculture

     acres per capita

    1.00

    2.7

    0.79

    2.3

    0.92

    2.5

    0.99

    2.7

    3.38

    5.0

    Urban Sprawl

     fta/100K population

    13.49

    2.6

    14.02

    2.5

    17.64

    1.6

    13.88

    2.5

    14.86

    2.3

    Ozone

    ppm

    0.0780

    2.9

    0.0752

    2.9

    0.0730

    3.1

    0.0769

    2.9

    0.0799

    2.8

    Solid Waste Disposal  cubic yds/cap

    7.40

    1.3

    5.09

    2.5

    3.96

    3.0

    4.12

    2.9

    3.17

    3.4

    Sector Index

    2.7

    2.6

    2.4

    2.9

    3.1

     

    [1] Average of data and scores for Muskegon, Kent and Ottawa Counties.

    [2] Average of data and scores for Bay, Genesee and Saginaw Counties.