Race, socioeconomic status, and air pollution exposure in North Carolina

Although studies suggest that exposure to pollutants is associated with race/ethnicity and socio-economic status (SES), many studies are limited to the geographic regions where monitoring stations are located. This study uses modeled predictive surfaces to examine the relationship between air pollut...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental research 2013-10, Vol.126, p.152-158
Hauptverfasser:	Gray, Simone C., Edwards, Sharon E., Miranda, Marie Lynn
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Air Air pollution Air Pollution - statistics & numerical data Biological and medical sciences Census Concentration (composition) Continental Population Groups Data fusion Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data Environmental justice Environmental monitoring Environmental pollutants toxicology Exposure Exposure predictions Households Humans Income Mathematical models Medical sciences North Carolina Ozone Particulate Matter Race Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomic status Toxicology
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Zusammenfassung:	Although studies suggest that exposure to pollutants is associated with race/ethnicity and socio-economic status (SES), many studies are limited to the geographic regions where monitoring stations are located. This study uses modeled predictive surfaces to examine the relationship between air pollution exposure, race/ethnicity, and measures of SES across the entire State of North Carolina. The daily predictions of particulate matter
ISSN:	0013-9351 1096-0953
DOI:	10.1016/j.envres.2013.06.005