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For each indicator, the percentile is given. For example, the indicator value for "Asthma Emergency Discharges" with 0.9 is therefore in the 90th percentile, which means only 10% of tracts in Maryland have higher values. EJ Scores near 1 represent areas of the greatest environmental justice concern.
A study of Bladensburg, MD - located in Prince George’s County - demonstrated the application of the MD EJSCREEN (Driver et al., 2019). According to the study, The Bladensburg population is primarily Black (62.7%) and Latinx (33.0%), with 20.1% of the community members living below the federal poverty line. Through an analysis, leveraging the Maryland EJSCREEN, Bladensburg with MD EJSCREEN, the researchers found that Bladensburg has an EJ score higher than 99% of the census tracts in Prince George’s County, indicating a higher prevalence of environmental hazards in the region.
Furthermore, it was determined that Bladensburg residents are at a higher risk of developing cancer due to air pollution than 90–100% of the census tracts in the state or county.