Sociodemographic inequities in the burden of carcinogenic industrial air emissions in the United States.
Jessica M MadrigalAbigail FloryJared A FisherElizabeth SharpBarry I GraubardMary H WardRena R JonesPublished in: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2024)
Carcinogenic industrial emissions disproportionately impact African American and Hispanic and Latino populations and people with limited education or experiencing poverty thus representing a source of pollution that may contribute to observed cancer disparities.
Keyphrases
- african american
- heavy metals
- wastewater treatment
- papillary thyroid
- risk assessment
- health risk assessment
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- municipal solid waste
- healthcare
- life cycle
- squamous cell
- sewage sludge
- particulate matter
- quality improvement
- risk factors
- human health
- lymph node metastasis
- squamous cell carcinoma
- young adults
- drinking water
- climate change