Is environmental justice good for white folks? Industrial air toxics exposure in Urban America

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 616-636

  Ash, Michael ^a   Boyce, James K ^a   Chang, Grace ^a   Scharber, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84881242435     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2012.00874.x     Document Type: Article

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