A Community-Integrated Geographic Information System Study of Air Pollution Exposure Impacts in Colfax, LA.

ABSTRACT: A community-integrated geographic information systems (CIGIS) study assimilating qualitative and quantitative information about human exposures and health was conducted in Colfax, Louisiana, which hosts a commercial open burn/open detonation thermal treatment (TT) facility that destroys waste from Superfund sites, explosives, military ordnances, and propellants. Fifty-eight percent of residents identified as Black, and median annual income was $16,318, with 90% of the population living below the poverty line. We conducted oral history interviews of twenty-nine residents and mined public records to document the community's experiences. Interviews focused on themes of Colfax's history, changing community fabric, resident health, and air pollution. The oral histories and public comments by co

SUBMITTER: Richmond-Bryant J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9221660 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature