School locations and traffic Emissions — Environmental (In)justice findings using a new screening method

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 2009-2025

  Gaffron, Philine ^a   Niemeier, Deb ^b  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Children s health; Environmental justice; PM2.5; Road traffic; School siting; Screening; Transport emissions

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; HEALTH IMPACT; PARTICULATE MATTER; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXHAUST GAS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JUSTICE; MEAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCHOOL; SCREENING TEST; STUDENT; TRAFFIC; UNITED STATES; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; CALIFORNIA; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHICS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANT; EXHAUST GAS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84922496041     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120202009     Document Type: Article

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