Environmental injustice in North Carolina's hog industry

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 225-231

  Wing, Steve ^a   Cole, Dana ^a   Grant, Gary ^b  

^a University of North Carolina ^*  (United States)

^b Concerned Citizens of Tillery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Environmental health; Environmental justice; Epidemiology; Geographic information systems; Rural health

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; WELL WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034079080     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.00108225     Document Type: Article

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