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Prioritizing Environmental Hazards Through Focus Groups In Npu-V And Proctor Creek Watershed, Atlanta, Georgia, Molly Dunham-Friel Aug 2016

Prioritizing Environmental Hazards Through Focus Groups In Npu-V And Proctor Creek Watershed, Atlanta, Georgia, Molly Dunham-Friel

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Prioritizing Environmental Hazards Through Focus Groups

In NPU-V and Proctor Creek Watershed, Atlanta, Georgia

By:

Molly Morgan Dunham-Friel

July 2016

INTRODUCTION: This study set out to gather data on residents’ opinions of the community environmental conditions in Neighborhood Planning Unit-V (NPU-V) and Proctor Creek Watershed (PCW) in Atlanta. This research built on previous research conducted in these Atlanta communities. This research provides a prioritized list of environmental hazards and concerns of residents living in NPU-V and PCW, in order to inform further scientific research, education, and exposure reduction strategies.

AIM: To understand and prioritize environmental health concerns in NPU-V …