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Acetaldehyde in Outdoor Air by County, New Jersey, 2019

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Acetaldehyde in Outdoor Air by County, New Jersey, 2019

Why Is This Important?

Acetaldehyde is emitted into the atmosphere through incomplete combustion of gasoline from automotive tailpipe exhaust, and can also be found in smokestack emissions and in smoke produced from fires. In New Jersey's urban areas, emissions are primarily from mobile sources (e.g., cars, trucks, buses) with minor contribution from stationary sources (e.g., fireplaces and wood stoves, forest and wildfires, pulp and paper production, wastewater processing). People exposed to acetaldehyde can experience irritation of the respiratory tract and altered respiratory function. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that acetaldehyde is a probable human carcinogen.

Definition

Mean of modeled annual average acetaldehyde concentration for census tracts in a county

Data Source

USEPA Air Toxics Screening Assessment and NJDEP Division of Air Quality
(https://www.epa.gov/AirToxScreen)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Modeled mean acetaldehyde concentration in micrograms per cubic meter
  • Denominator:

    N/A

Related Health Objectives and Indicators


Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator AQ-81

Description: Annual average air concentration estimates for benzene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, carbon tetrachloride, and 1,3-butadiene
https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/indicatorPages?selectedContentAreaAbbreviation=11&selectedIndicatorId=81


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Health Topic Pages Related to: Acetaldehyde in Outdoor Air

Indicator Data Last Updated On 05/09/2023, Published on 02/07/2024
Environmental Public Health Tracking Project, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 369, Trenton, NJ 08625-0369, e-mail: nj.epht@doh.nj.gov (https://www.nj.gov/health/epht)