ArticleNature communications2021
The presence of Superfund sites as a determinant of life expectancy in the United States.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic Review of the Health and Equity Impacts of Remediation and Redevelopment of Contaminated Sites.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- The Relationship Between Zoning Policies, Racialized Economic Segregation and Life Expectancy Across Census Tracts in Chicago, 2010-2015.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- bmdrc: Python package for quantifying phenotypes from chemical exposures with benchmark dose modeling.PLoS computational biology · 2025Article
- Disparities in demographic and health indicators among communities by frequency of hazardous waste sites in Indiana, USA: differences by Superfund vs. brownfield classification.Environmental justice (Print) · 2025Article
- Examining disparities in PFAS plasma concentrations: Impact of drinking water contamination, food access, proximity to industrial facilities and superfund sites.Environmental research · 2025Article
- Demographic inequities and cumulative environmental burdens within communities near superfund sites on Long Island, New York.Health & place · 2025Article
- Death and hospital contact in a cohort from Thyborøn-Harboøre an environmentally contaminated site in Denmark.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Determinants and inequities in healthy working life expectancy in China.Nature medicine · 2024Article
- Race and Superfund site remediation.PNAS nexus · 2024Article
- Building resilience to extreme weather events in Phoenix: Considering contaminated sites and disadvantaged communities.Climate risk management · 2024Article
- Developing a National-Scale Exposure Index for Combined Environmental Hazards and Social Stressors and Applications to the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Gene-environment interactions and their impact on human health.Genes and immunity · 2023Review
- Participatory and Spatial Analyses of Environmental Justice Communities' Concerns about a Proposed Storm Surge and Flood Protection Seawall.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The presence of Superfund sites as a determinant of life expectancy in the United States.Nature communications · 2021Article
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Abstract
Superfund sites could affect life expectancy (LE) via increasing the likelihood of exposure to toxic chemicals. Here, we assess to what extent such presence could alter the LE independently and in the context of sociodemographic determinants. A nationwide geocoded statistical modeling at the census tract level was undertaken to estimate the magnitude of impact. Results showed a significant difference in LE among census tracts with at least one Superfund site and their neighboring tracts with no sites. The presence of a Superfund site could cause a decrease of -0.186 ± 0.027 years in LE. This adverse effect could be as high as -1.22 years in tracts with Superfund sites and high sociodemographic disadvantage. Specific characteristics of Superfund sites such as being prone to flooding and the absence of a cleanup strategy could amplify the adverse effect. Furthermore, the presence of Superfund sites amplifies the negative influence of sociodemographic factors at lower LEs.
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