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| Title | Breathing polluted air; Minorities are disproportionately exposed |
| Creator/Author | Wernette, D.R. ; Nieves, L.A. (Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Environmental Assessment and Information Systems Div.) |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 7202599 |
| Other Number(s) | Journal ID: ISSN 0145-1189; CODEN: EPAJDB |
| Resource Type | Journal Article |
| Resource Relation | Journal Name: EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Journal; (United States) |
| Subject | 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; CARBON MONOXIDE; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; LEAD; MINORITY GROUPS; SENSITIVITY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATES; SULFUR DIOXIDE; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; ELEMENTS; HAZARDS; HUMAN POPULATIONS; METALS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLES; POLLUTION; POPULATIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR OXIDES |
| Description/Abstract | At Argonne National Laboratory, scientists have been studying the relative potential for exposure of minority population groups to substandard outdoor air quality. The studies have focused on areas identified by EPA as failing to attain national ambient air quality standards. Under the Clean Air Act, EPA has established standards for ground-level ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, lead, and particulate matter and annually identifies areas having excess levels of these pollutants. These so-called nonattainment areas generally consist of counties of many square miles, and residents' exposure to air pollution surely varies depending on where individuals live and work within an area. Nevertheless, the racial and socio-economic makeup of the population in these areas can imply differences in potential exposure to pollutants and may suggest directions for research and remedial action. So far, scientists have examined these differences for African Americans, Hispanics, and whites (non-Hispanic). |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: X; Size: Pages: 16-17 |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 12 |
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