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EnviroAtlas - Tacoma, WA - BenMAP Results by Block Group

Published by U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) - Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Catalog Last Checked: May 06, 2026 at 12:24 AM | Dataset Last Updated: February 08, 2021 at 12:00 AM
This EnviroAtlas dataset demonstrates the effect of changes in pollution concentration on local populations in 526 block groups in Tacoma, Washington. The US EPA's Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program (BenMAP) was used to estimate the incidence of adverse health effects (i.e., mortality and morbidity) and associated monetary value that result from changes in pollution concentrations for Tacoma, WA. Incidence and value estimates for the block groups are calculated using i-Tree models (www.itreetools.org), local weather data, pollution data, and U.S. Census derived population data. This dataset was produced by the US Forest Service to support research and online mapping activities related to EnviroAtlas. This dataset was produced the US EPA to support research and online mapping activities related to EnviroAtlas. This dataset was produced the US EPA to support research and online mapping activities related to EnviroAtlas. EnviroAtlas (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas) allows the user to interact with a web-based, easy-to-use, mapping application to view and analyze multiple ecosystem services for the contiguous United States. The dataset is available as downloadable data (https://edg.epa.gov/data/Public/ORD/EnviroAtlas) or as an EnviroAtlas map service. Additional descriptive information about each attribute in this dataset can be found in its associated EnviroAtlas Fact Sheet (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-fact-sheets).

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