Assessment of the distribution of toxic release inventory facilities in metropolitan Charleston: An environmental justice case study

S.M. Wilson, H. Fraser-Rahim, E. Williams, H. Zhang, L. Rice, E. Svendsen and W. Abara

American Journal of Public Health, 2012, vol. 102, issue 10, 1974-1980

Abstract: Objectives. We assessed spatial disparities in the distribution of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facilities in Charleston, SC. Methods. We used spatial methods and regression to assess burden disparities in the study area at the block and census-tract levels by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES). Results. Results revealed an inverse relationship between distance to TRI facilities and race/ethnicity and SES at the block and census-tract levels. Results of regression analyses showed a positive association between presence of TRI facilities and high percentage non-White and a negative association between number of TRI facilities and high SES. Conclusions. There are burden disparities in the distribution of TRI facilities in Charleston at the block and census-tract level by race/ethnicity and SES. Additional research is needed to understand cumulative risk in the region.

Date: 2012
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