Multidimensional structural racism and estimated cancer risk from traffic-related air pollution.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traffic-related air pollutants have been associated with a variety of adverse human health impacts, including cancers. In the United States, numerous studies have documented racial inequities in neighborhood exposures to traffic-related air pollution. Emerging evidence suggests that structural racism may influence neighborhood exposures to air pollutants. However, existing research has largely focused on residential racial segregation, one indicator of structural racism. This study developed a multidimensional measure of structural racism to examine the relationship between structural racism and estimated cancer risk from air pollutants in Georgia.

Methods

Carcinogenic air toxics data were obtained from the US Environmental Protection Agency's 2019 Air Toxics Scre

SUBMITTER: White EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11698492 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature