Racial isolation and exposure to airborne particulate matter and ozone in understudied US populations: Environmental justice applications of downscaled numerical model output

Environment International

Volumn 92-93, Issue , 2016, Pages 247-255

  Bravo, Mercedes A ^a   Anthopolos, Rebecca ^a   Bell, Michelle L ^b   Miranda, Marie Lynn ^a,c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; CMAQ; Environmental justice; O3; PM2.5; Racial isolation; Segregation

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; OZONE; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SURVEYS;

AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURES; AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; CMAQ; COMMUNITY MULTI-SCALE AIR QUALITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; PM2.5; RACIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RACIAL SEGREGATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACIAL ISOLATION; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBURBAN AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; ANALYSIS; ANCESTRY GROUP; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL JUSTICE; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84963958040     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.04.008     Document Type: Article

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