Separate and Unequal: Residential Segregation and Estimated Cancer Risks Associated with Ambient Air Toxics in U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Separate and Unequal: Residential Segregation and Estimated Cancer Risks Associated with Ambient Air Toxics in U.S. Metropolitan Areas (PDF; 658 KB)
Source: Environmental Health Perspectives
"This study examines links between racial residential segregation and estimated ambient air toxics exposures and their associated cancer risks using modeled concentration estimates from U.S. EPA’s National Air Toxics Assessment. We combined pollutant concentration estimates with potencies to calculate cancer risks by census tract for 309 metro areas in the U.S. This information was combined with SES measures from the 1990 Census. Estimated cancer risks associated with ambient air toxics were highest in tracts located in metro areas that were highly segregated. Disparities between racial/ethnic groups were also wider in more segregated metro areas."