Disparities in Air Pollution Exposure in the United States by Race/Ethnicity and Income, 1990-2010.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have investigated air pollution exposure disparities by race/ethnicity and income across criteria air pollutants, locations, or time.

Objective

The objective of this study was to quantify exposure disparities by race/ethnicity and income throughout the contiguous United States for six criteria air pollutants, during the period 1990 to 2010.

Methods

We quantified exposure disparities among racial/ethnic groups (non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic (any race), non-Hispanic Asian) and by income for multiple spatial units (contiguous United States, states, urban vs. rural areas) and years (1990, 2000, 2010) for carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5μm (PM2.5; excluding

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8672803 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature