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An Investigation Of Environmental Racism Claims: Testing Environmental Management Approaches With A Geographic Information System, Gregg P. Macey
An Investigation Of Environmental Racism Claims: Testing Environmental Management Approaches With A Geographic Information System, Gregg P. Macey
Gregg P. Macey
The purpose of this research was to explore the concept of an environmental racism claim through the use of several environmental management tools. The EPA's Toxics Release Inventory, Cumulative Exposure Project, and the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services' Hot Zone Census Tract Assessment were combined with racial and socioeconomic data to test claims that minorities in South Central Los Angeles are disproportionately exposed to environmental lead. Multivariate analysis indicated that race is strongly associated with the number of cases of elevated lead levels in South Central, irrespective of poverty status. Proximity to point sources, a common focal point …