Place-based stressors associated with industry and air pollution

Health and Place

Volumn 28, Issue , 2014, Pages 31-37

  Kondo, Michelle C ^a,b   Gross Davis, Carol Ann ^c,d   May, Katlyn ^e   Davis, Lauren O ^f   Johnson, Tyiesha ^d   Mallard, Mable ^g   Gabbadon, Alice ^g   Sherrod, Claudia ^h   Branas, Charles C ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Drexel University   (United States)

^g Right to Know Committee   (United States)

^h South Philadelphia HOMES Inc and oPoint Breeze Community Development Coalition   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Oil refinery; Place; Psychosocial and community stress; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; RISK PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OIL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL STRESS; UNITED STATES; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; PERCEPTION; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

PENNSYLVANIA; PHILADELPHIA; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANT; FUEL OIL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FUEL OILS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHILADELPHIA; RISK; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL STIGMA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897938066     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.03.004     Document Type: Article

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