Open AccessParticulate Air Pollution and Socioeconomic Position in Rural and Urban Areas of the Northeastern United States
Author(s) -
Paul J. Brochu,
Jeff D. Yanosky,
Christopher Paciorek,
Joel Schwartz,
Jarvis T. Chen,
Robert F. Herrick,
Helen Suh
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2011.300232
Subject(s) - interquartile range , air pollution , particulates , metropolitan area , socioeconomic status , environmental science , confounding , particulate pollution , geography , census tract , environmental health , demography , medicine , population , meteorology , air quality index , chemistry , surgery , organic chemistry , archaeology , pathology , sociology
Although differential exposure by socioeconomic position (SEP) to hazardous waste and lead is well demonstrated, there is less evidence for particulate air pollution (PM), which is associated with risk of death and illness. This study determined the relationship of ambient PM and SEP across several spatial scales.