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Health in Amherst, Massachusetts

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HealthAmherst, MAUnited States
Air Quality (100=best)10.182.8
Water Quality (100=best)5555
Superfund Sites (100=best)7971
Physicians per 100k377.7261.3



There are 378 physicians per 100,000 population in Amherst, MA. The US average is 261.

Amherst, MA Health Index

Air quality in Amherst, MA is 10 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.

Water quality in Amherst, MA is 55 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.

Superfund index is 79 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.


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