Exposure to toxic pollution in new york state, 1998

Bríd Hanna, Daniel Hatch () and Christopher Lominac ()
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Daniel Hatch: Rochester Institute of Technology
Christopher Lominac: Rochester Institute of Technology

Economics Bulletin, 2009, vol. 29, issue 2, 1087-1101

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.

Keywords: air pollution; pollution exposure; Gaussian Plume Model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q5 R1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-05-22
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