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- Title
Assessment of the Distribution of Toxic Release Inventory Facilities in Metropolitan Charleston: An Environmental Justice Case Study.
- Authors
Wilson, Sacoby M.; Fraser-Rahim, Herb; Williams, Edith; Zhang, Hongmei; Rice, LaShanta; Svendsen, Erik; Abara, Winston
- Abstract
Objectives. We assessed spatial disparities in the distribution of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facilities in Charleston, SC. Methods. We used spatial methods and regression to assess burden disparities in the study area at the block and census-tract levels by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES). Results. Results revealed an inverse relationship between distance to TRI facilities and race/ethnicity and SES at the block and census-tract levels. Results of regression analyses showed a positive association between presence of TRI facilities and high percentage non-White and a negative association between number of TRI facilities and high SES. Conclusions. There are burden disparities in the distribution of TRI facilities in Charleston at the block and census-tract level by race/ethnicity and SES. Additional research is needed to understand cumulative risk in the region.
- Subjects
SOUTH Carolina; AIR pollution; CENSUS; STATISTICAL correlation; INDUSTRIAL wastes; GEOGRAPHIC information systems; MAPS; METROPOLITAN areas; RACE; REGRESSION analysis; RESEARCH funding; SOCIAL classes; SOCIAL justice; TOXINS; WHITE people; RESIDENTIAL patterns; HEALTH equity
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2012, Vol 102, Issue 10, p1974
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2012.300700