ArticlePloS one2014
Spatial cluster detection of air pollution exposure inequities across the United States.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Assessing Inequity in Green Space Exposure toward a "15-Minute City" in Zhengzhou, China: Using Deep Learning and Urban Big Data.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Issues in the Current Practices of Spatial Cluster Detection and Exploring Alternative Methods.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Joint effects of ethnic enclave residence and ambient volatile organic compounds exposure on risk of gestational diabetes mellitus among Asian/Pacific Islander women in the United States.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021Article
- Urban and air pollution: a multi-city study of long-term effects of urban landscape patterns on air quality trends.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Fine Particulate Matter Exposure and Cancer Incidence: Analysis of SEER Cancer Registry Data from 1992-2016.Environmental health perspectives · 2020Article
- Influence of Rurality, Race, and Ethnicity on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Incidence.Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia · 2020Article
- Individual and Community Engagement in Response to Environmental Challenges Experienced in Four Low-Income Urban Neighborhoods.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Population based Air Pollution Exposure and its influence factors by Integrating Air Dispersion Modeling with GIS Spatial Analysis.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Ambient Volatile Organic Compounds and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Are Asian/Pacific Islander Women at Greater Risk?American journal of epidemiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
Air quality is known to be a key factor in affecting the wellbeing and quality of life of the general populous and there is a large body of knowledge indicating that certain underrepresented groups may be overexposed to air pollution. Therefore, a more precise understanding of air pollution exposure as a driving cause of health disparities between and among ethnic and racial groups is necessary. Utilizing 52,613 urban census tracts across the United States, this study investigates age, racial, educational attainment and income differences in exposure to benzene pollution in 1999 as a case. The study examines spatial clustering patterns of these inequities using logistic regression modeling and spatial autocorrelation methods such as the Global Moran's I index and the Anselin Local Moran's I index. Results show that the age groups of 0 to 14 and those over 60 years old, individuals with less than 12 years of education, racial minorities including Blacks, American Indians, Asians, some other races, and those with low income were exposed to higher levels of benzene pollution in some census tracts. Clustering analyses stratified by age, education, and race revealed a clear case of disparities in spatial distribution of exposure to benzene pollution across the entire United States. For example, people aged less than 4 years from the western south and the Pacific coastal areas exhibit statistically significant clusters. The findings confirmed that there are geographical-location based disproportionate pattern of exposures to benzene air pollution by various socio-demographic factors across the United States and this type of disproportionate exposure pattern can be effectively detected by a spatial autocorrelation based cluster analysis method. It is suggested that there is a clear and present need for programs and services that will reduce inequities and ultimately improve environmental conditions for all underrepresented groups in the United States.
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