Environmental justice implications of reduced reporting requirements of the toxics release inventory burden reduction rule

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 5407-5414

  Miranda, Marie Lynn ^a   Keating, Martha H ^a   Edwards, Sharon E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FACILITIES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; INSULATING MATERIALS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ANALYTICAL APPROACHES; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; DISTANCE-BASED; EMERGENCY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; FACILITY LOCATIONS; INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; REDUCTION RULES; TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GIS; LOW INCOME POPULATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MINORITY GROUP; POVERTY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 48749100817     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es7028119     Document Type: Article

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