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SUBMITTER: Cheeseman MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9714311 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cheeseman Michael J MJ Ford Bonne B Anenberg Susan C SC Cooper Matthew J MJ Fischer Emily V EV Hammer Melanie S MS Magzamen Sheryl S Martin Randall V RV van Donkelaar Aaron A Volckens John J Pierce Jeffrey R JR
GeoHealth 20221201 12
We investigate socioeconomic disparities in air quality at public schools in the contiguous US using high resolution estimates of fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) and nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>) concentrations. We find that schools with higher proportions of people of color (POC) and students eligible for the federal free or reduced lunch program, a proxy for poverty level, are associated with higher pollutant concentrations. For example, we find that the median annual NO<sub>2</ ...[more]