Hazard screening of chemical releases and environmental equity analysis of populations proximate to toxic release inventory facilities in Oregon.

Neumann, Catherine M.; Forman, Debra L.; Rothlein, Joan E.

doi:10.1289/ehp.98106217

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“…In addition to this work, other researchers have documented similar racial and income disparities among communities hosting TRI facilities [11,12]. Neumann et al discovered that TRI facilities were located disproportionately in people of color neighborhoods and in areas with lower incomes compared to those in the surrounding counties [11]. …”

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confidence: 52%

“…Additionally, Fricker and Hengarter found a direct relationship between racial composition and presence of TRI facilities [7]. Both Ringquist and Neumann et al found TRI facilities were located in people of color neighborhoods [11,15]. Unlike Ringquist [15], we did not use zip codes but census tracts as the unit of analysis.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…All of the above calculations and hypothesis testing were performed using R version 2.15.0 [11,12,67]. Statistical significance level was set at 0.05.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Previous studies in New York [7], South Carolina [9,10], Oregon [11,12], California [13,18], and the entire United States [6,8,15] have demonstrated the disproportionate burden of TRI facilities in low-income and non-white communities (often using census tracts as the unit of analysis). Ringquist found that TRI facilities were found in zip codes with large populations of people of color [15].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Being overburdened and medically underserved: assessment of this double disparity for populations in the state of Maryland

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BackgroundEnvironmental justice research has shown that many communities of color and low-income persons are differentially burdened by noxious land uses including Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facilities. However, limited work has been performed to assess how these populations tend to be both overburdened and medically underserved. We explored this “double disparity” for the first time in Maryland.MethodsWe assessed spatial disparities in the distribution of TRI facilities in Maryland across varying levels of sociodemographic composition using 2010 US Census Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) data. Univariate and multivariate regression in addition to geographic information systems (GIS) were used to examine relationships between sociodemographic measures and location of TRI facilities. Buffer analysis was also used to assess spatial disparities. Four buffer categories included: 1) census tracts hosting one or more TRI facilities; 2) tracts located more than 0 and up to 0.5 km from the closest TRI facility; 3) tracts located more than 0.5 km and up to 1 km from a TRI facility; and 4) tracts located more than 1 km and up to 5 km from a TRI facility.ResultsWe found that tracts with higher proportions of non-white residents and people living in poverty were more likely to be closer to TRI facilities. A significant increase in income was observed with an increase in distance between a census tract and the closest TRI facility. In general, percent non-white was higher in HPSA tracts that host at least one TRI facility than in non-HPSA tracts that host at least one TRI facility. Additionally, percent poverty, unemployment, less than high school education, and homes built pre-1950 were higher in HPSA tracts hosting TRI facilities than in non-HPSA tracts hosting TRI facilities.ConclusionsWe found that people of color and low-income groups are differentially burdened by TRI facilities in Maryland. We also found that both low-income groups and persons without a high school education are both overburdened and medically underserved. The results of this study provide insight into how state agencies can better address the double disparity of disproportionate environmental hazards and limited access to health care resources facing vulnerable communities in Maryland.

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confidence: 99%

“…All of the above calculations and hypothesis testing were performed using R version 2.15.0 [11,12,67]. Statistical significance level was set at 0.05.…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…Previous approaches to hazard-ranking environmental contaminants have often been limited by incomplete databases, requiring researchers to base hazard-rankings on “likely present contaminants” rather than on quantified levels of identified contaminants (Baun et al, 2006; Mitchell et al, 2002; Siljeholm, 1997). Another common approach has used toxicity to assess known chemical releases; however, consideration of exposure potential has often been lacking (Dix et al, 2007; Neumann et al, 1998). Finally, other hazard-rankings have focused on acute toxicity, neglecting chronic exposure and its associated health effects (Swanson et al, 1997; USEPA, 1992).…”

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Hazard-ranking of agricultural pesticides for chronic health effects in Yuma County, Arizona

Sugeng

Beamer

Lutz

et al. 2013

Science of The Total Environment

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With thousands of pesticides registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, it not feasible to sample for all pesticides applied in agricultural communities. Hazard-ranking pesticides based on use, toxicity, and exposure potential can help prioritize community-specific pesticide hazards. This study applied hazard-ranking schemes for cancer, endocrine disruption, and reproductive/developmental toxicity in Yuma County, Arizona. An existing cancer hazard-ranking scheme was modified, and novel schemes for endocrine disruption and reproductive/developmental toxicity were developed to rank pesticide hazards. The hazard-ranking schemes accounted for pesticide use, toxicity, and exposure potential based on chemical properties of each pesticide. Pesticides were ranked as hazards with respect to each health effect, as well as overall chronic health effects. The highest hazard-ranked pesticides for overall chronic health effects were maneb, metam sodium, trifluralin, pronamide, and bifenthrin. The relative pesticide rankings were unique for each health effect. The highest hazard-ranked pesticides differed from those most heavily applied, as well as from those previously detected in Yuma homes over a decade ago. The most hazardous pesticides for cancer in Yuma County, Arizona were also different from a previous hazard-ranking applied in California. Hazard-ranking schemes that take into account pesticide use, toxicity, and exposure potential can help prioritize pesticides of greatest health risk in agricultural communities. This study is the first to provide pesticide hazard-rankings for endocrine disruption and reproductive/developmental toxicity based on use, toxicity, and exposure potential. These hazard-ranking schemes can be applied to other agricultural communities for prioritizing community-specific pesticide hazards to target decreasing health risk.

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Personal Derived Health Information: A Foundation to Preparing the United States for Disasters and Public Health Emergencies

Irmiter

Subbarao²,

Shah³

et al. 2012

Disaster med. public health prep.

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ABSTRACTBackground: In the days following a disaster/public health emergency, there is great effort to ensure that everyone receives appropriate care and lives are saved. However, evacuees following a disaster/public health emergency often lack access to personal health information that is vital to receive or maintain quality care. Delayed treatment and interruptions of medication regimens often contribute to excess morbidity and mortality following a disaster/public health emergency. This study sought to define a set of minimum health information elements that can be maintained in a personal health record (PHR) and given to first responders/receivers within the first 96 hours of a disaster/public health response to improve clinical health outcomes.Methods: A mixed methods approach of qualitative and quantitative data gathering and analyses was completed. Expert panel members (n = 116) and existing health information elements were sampled for this study; 55% (n = 64) of expert panel members had clinical credentials and determined the health information. From an initial set of six sources, a step-wise process using a Likert scale survey and thematic data analyses, including interrater reliability and validity checks, produced a set of minimum health information elements.Results: The results identified 30 essential elements from 676 existing health information elements, a reduction of approximately 95%. The elements were grouped into seven domains: identification, emergency contact, health care contact, health profile –past medical history, medication, major allergies/diet restrictions, and family information.Conclusions: Leading experts in clinical disaster preparedness identified a set of minimum health information elements that first responders/receivers must have to ensure appropriate and timely care. If this set of elements is used as the fundamental information for a PHR, and automatically updated and validated during clinical encounters and medication changes, it is conceivable that following large-scale disasters clinical outcomes may be improved and more lives may be saved.(Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2012;6:303-310)

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Hazard screening of chemical releases and environmental equity analysis of populations proximate to toxic release inventory facilities in Oregon.

Cited by 73 publications

References 13 publications

Being overburdened and medically underserved: assessment of this double disparity for populations in the state of Maryland

Being overburdened and medically underserved: assessment of this double disparity for populations in the state of Maryland

Hazard-ranking of agricultural pesticides for chronic health effects in Yuma County, Arizona

Personal Derived Health Information: A Foundation to Preparing the United States for Disasters and Public Health Emergencies

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