Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
| Τίτλος: |
Evaluation of Toxic Release Inventory Facilities in Metropolitan Atlanta: Census Tract Demographics, Facility Distribution, Air Toxic Emissions and Regulation |
| Συγγραφείς: |
Johnson, Ryan |
| Πηγή: |
Public Health Theses |
| Στοιχεία εκδότη: |
ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University |
| Έτος έκδοσης: |
2015 |
| Θεματικοί όροι: |
Environmental Justice, Exposure Disparities, Environmental Exposure, Environmental Pollution, Air pollution, Toxic Release Inventory, Hazardous Waste/analysis, Industry, Regression Analysis, Atlanta, Urban Population, envir, demo |
| Περιγραφή: |
Background and Purpose Low socioeconomic status (SES) populations as well as minorities are often exposed to a disproportionate number of hazardous chemical including hydrogen fluoride, benzene and formaldehyde (Bullard, 2008). The sources of these hazards may include noxious land uses such as incinerators and landfills, Superfund sites, Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, sewer and water treatment plants, and other locally unwanted land uses (Choi, Shim, Kaye, & Ryan, 2006). The disproportionate burden often results in increased exposure to harmful environmental conditions for affected communities (Wilson et al., 2014). The objectives of this study are to evaluate the relevance of demographic characteristics to (1) TRI facility location, (2) TRI chemical emissions, and (3) incidence and resolution of facility complaints. Methods The study area is the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget is comprised of 20 counties. Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the relative importance of race and socioeconomic variables in predicting whether a TRI facility was located in a census tract. We applied multiple regression models to examine the association between amount of air toxics released from TRI facilities in the census tract (dependent variable), the number of emissions from TRI facilities in the census tract and the amount of chemicals released per emission and socio-demographic variables at the census tract level. Additionally, multivariate ordinal logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between the number of complaints to toxic chemicals and time to resolution of complaints and the covariates (SES and race/ethnicity) at the census tract level. Results In multivariate models the odds ratio for the presence of a TRI facility is 0.89 (p=0.002) for each 1% increase of females with a college degree and 2.4 (p Discussion and Conclusion We found evidence of racial and socio-demographic disparities in the burden ... |
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https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/iph_theses/394 |
| Διαθεσιμότητα: |
https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/iph_theses/394 |
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