"Every breath you take ... ": The demographics of toxic air releases in Southern California

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-123

  Sadd, James L ^c   Pastor Jr , Manuel ^a   Boer, J Thomas ^b   Snyder, Lori D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0033417895     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124249901300201     Document Type: Review

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