Toxic pollution and school performance scores: Environmental ascription in east baton rouge parish, Louisiana

Organization and Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 423-443

  Lucier, Cristina ^a   Rosofsky, Anna ^b   London, Bruce ^b   Scharber, Helen ^c   Shandra, John M ^d  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ascription; children; class; inequality; pollution; race; schools; toxics; vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CLASS; EDUCATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION; RACE; TOXICITY;

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH; LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856775679     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: 15527417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026611430853     Document Type: Article

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