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Health in Salem, New Jersey

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HealthSalem, NJUnited States
Air Quality (100=best)8382.8
Water Quality (100=best)1055
Superfund Sites (100=best)2971
Physicians per 100k96.8261.3



There are 97 physicians per 100,000 population in Salem, NJ. The US average is 261.

Salem, NJ Health Index

Air quality in Salem, NJ is 83 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 Salem, NJ is 10 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.

Superfund index is 29 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.


Salem Health SperlingViews

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