Quality of Life Ranking Summary
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Criteria | | | | | | | | | | Issues | | | | | | | | | Comments | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Economic | Social Impacts | Future | Aesthetics | Peace of | Recreational | Uncertainty | Summary Rank | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Impacts | and Equity | Generations | | Mind | Impacts | | | | ============================================================================================================================================================================================================= | Accidental Releases | L | H | L * | L | M | L | H | L | * Excludes Palo Verde Nuclear Generating | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Station | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Outdoor Air Pollution | M (R) | M (R) | L | L * | M (R) | L (R) | L | M (R) | (R) = Rural | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H (U) | L (U) | | | H (U) | M (U) | | H (U) | (U) = Urban | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * Visibility is not included | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Indoor Air Pollution | M | M | L | L | M | L | H | L | Ranking driven by tobacco smoke statistics | | | | | | | | | | | and death rates; this has low social impact | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Degradation of the Built | M | H | H | H | H | H | M * | H | Lost tourism of pristine areas; graffiti; looking | | and Cultural Environment | | | | | | | | | at those who feel damaged health due to | | | | | | | | | | | noise | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * Tends to be subjective | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Physical/Biological | H | M | H | M | M | M | L | H | Dramatic decline in habitat, irreversibility | | Alteration of Ecosystems | | | | | | | | | Recreation values reduction | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Food/Drinking Water | M | M | M | M | M H | L | L | M * | * Drinking water could have severe social | | Contamin. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | impacts on local areas even though it meets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | drinking water standards | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Global Climate Change/ | L | L | M | L | L | L | M H * | L | Assumes the Montreal Protocol will be | | Stratospheric Ozone | | | | | | | | | implemented | | Depletion | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * Medium uncertainty for ozone | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * High uncertainty for global climate change; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | implication for Arizona is more skin cancer | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Land/Soil Contamination | M | M | M | L | M H | L | M | L | Property value effects. What is known is well- | | | | | | | | | | | known; the full extent, however, is not known | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Natural Hazards | M | M * | M | M | L | M | L | M | * Localized impacts could be devastating | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Radiation | M | L | H * | L | M | L | M | L | * Relates to nuclear waste | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Surface Water | M | M * | M H | M | M | M | L | M | * Localized impacts, such as Lake Havasu | | Contamination | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Ground Water | M | M | H | - | M | L | L | M | Impacts may be linked to land/soil | | Contamination | | | | | | | | | contamination | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Workplace/Consumer | L | H | L | L | M | L | L * | L | * All chemicals may not be known | | Exposure to Hazardous | | | | | | | | | | | Materials | | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------