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*Figures shown are a mix of counts, percentages, rates, and ratios. Click the Objective statement for more information about the corresponding measure.


Air
Improved air quality is a priority of the New Jersey Departments of Health (NJDOH) and Environmental Protection (NJDEP). Ensuring the air is clean is important from both a public health and a public welfare perspective. Health effects can be short term (acute) or long term and become chronic. Polluted air also damages plants, animals, rivers, and lakes. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer overall and the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers.