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Exposure to toxic pollution in new york state, 1998

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  • Bríd G Hanna

    (Rochester Institute of Technology)

  • Daniel Hatch

    (Rochester Institute of Technology)

  • Christopher Lominac

    (Rochester Institute of Technology)

Abstract

The purpose of our study is to estimate the relationship between a New York State census tract''s exposure to toxic industrial pollutants and various socioeconomic variables. Our measure of exposure takes into account not only the distance between each pollution source – census tract pair, but ours is the first such study to use a measure that also incorporates meteorological conditions, including wind direction, wind speed, and air temperature. The measure is based upon a model of air pollution dispersal, the Gaussian Plume Model (GPM). We find that urban areas with large African American, working-aged populations, and those with relatively high education levels but low incomes experience the greatest levels of exposure to industrial pollution.

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  • Bríd G Hanna & Daniel Hatch & Christopher Lominac, 2009. "Exposure to toxic pollution in new york state, 1998," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 29(2), pages 1087-1101.
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    Keywords

    air pollution; pollution exposure; Gaussian Plume Model;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics
    • R1 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics

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