Distribution of Industrial Air Emissions by Income and Race in The United States: An Approach Using the Toxic Release Inventory
| Autor: | Susan A. Perlin, John P. Creason, R. Woodrow Setzer, Ken Sexton |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Environmental justice
medicine.medical_specialty Public economics business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Public health Ethnic group Distribution (economics) Public policy General Chemistry Unit (housing) Scarcity Environmental protection Political science medicine Environmental Chemistry business Socioeconomic status media_common |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Science & Technology. 29:69-80 |
| ISSN: | 1520-5851 0013-936X |
| Popis: | There currently is a scarcity of scientific information to guide public policy decisions about issues of «environmental justice»; broadly defined as the goal of achieving adequate protection from the harmful effects of environmental agents for everyone, regardless of age, culture, ethnicity, gender, race, or socioeconomic status. This paper highlights several key methodological issues that need to be addressed as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the scientific foundation for informed decision-making regarding environmental justice. Specifically, careful thought must be given to the selection of appropriate (1) statistical tests, (2) geographic unit(s) of analysis, (3) exposure estimators, and (4) comparison (reference) populations |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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