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Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status.
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Many discussions reference specific findings from the article, such as posts stating, 'Black people have a 1.54 times higher burden than the overall population,' which highlights the urgency and gravity of the disparities noted. Others use terms like 'disproportionately' and 'environmental justice' to frame their arguments, suggesting that the tone is serious and the subject matter critical for advocacy and policy reform.
The majority of posts express agreement with the findings of the study, agreeing that the disparities highlighted are significant.
Participants show a high level of curiosity about the implications of the research and its relevance to ongoing discussions around environmental and social justice.
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There is a strong belief that the study can drive change in environmental policies and societal awareness, indicating high perceived impact.
Abstract in brief
- The study analyzes how particulate matter (PM) emissions are distributed across different racial and socioeconomic groups in the U.S., highlighting significant disparities.
- It finds that individuals in poverty experience a PM burden 13.5 times greater than the general population, while non-White groups face even higher burdens—particularly Blacks, who have a burden 15.4 times greater.
- The research indicates that these disparities are consistent across various states and counties, suggesting that solely addressing socioeconomic factors may not be enough to ensure equitable reduction of PM burdens among different populations.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyIn case you weren't sure about the connection between environmental protection and racial and economic justice: The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA) publications https://t.co/44afOEgB8A
Guardian re: 79% of US incinerators are within 3 miles of low-income & minority neighborhoods cites AJPH research that found non-Whites & those living in poverty face a disproportionate burden from particulate matter-emitting facilities, full study here: https://t.co/8s2itQrKyJ https://t.co/Oa7Q6BE46B
Cited in this piece: "Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status" by Ihab Mikati, Adam F. Benson, Thomas J. Luben, Jason D. Sacks, and Jennifer Richmond-Bryant https://t.co/wjjGerWwkG #disparities #SDOH https://t.co/N4uObnSbjb
During hearing today @EPA https://t.co/FNYSSk9UGE, Rachel Cleetus @UCSUSA cited @AMJPublicHealth 2018 study https://t.co/89NXqTdBR7 results: Black people had 1.5 times higher burden of pollution (particulate matter < 2.5 micrometers in diameter) than overall US population
@EPAresearch found Black Americans are exposed to 54% more particle air pollution than others, Americans in poverty to 35% more, and all non-Whites to 28% more. Local governments are key to fixing air quality and inequity. https://t.co/qMdPJTLhCz https://t.co/RXzX85cw9g
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This video explores the concept of environmental racism, focusing on how particulate matter emissions disproportionately affect racial and socioeconomic groups in the U.S. It highlights that impoverished individuals…
@JenniferALeoni @elonmusk @micsolana the "American Journal of Public Health" is left wing? do you just instinctively disbelieve anything that doesn't come from PragerU, Daily Wire, Heritage Foundation, etc.? https://t.co/6TbknvdnMV
RT @SupernovaMomma: https://t.co/y17Usxo86J
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@user1011011 It’s massively understudied, but I think what you’re saying is generally true. Here’s an example: https://t.co/aUAyGhTbJR
@awgaffney The cause and effect here seem pretty obvious? https://t.co/iZDzGY8gos https://t.co/Ew0bn4zZL0
It builds on past #IPCC reports & other EPA environmental justice (EJ) work, like research showing that African Americans are disproportionately burdened with particulate matter https://t.co/fsrZ0EZjfF 3/
"A Black community in Northeast D.C. is surrounded by industrial pollution. The city plans to add more" https://t.co/shmp2tFmh5 via @washingtonpost #CitesAJPH "Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status" @AMJPublicHealth https://t.co/WCkNzP59aV
RT @AMJPublicHealth: From "Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status" by Ihab Mikati BS…
RT @AMJPublicHealth: Cited in this piece: "Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status" b…
RT @VanguardSTEM: Want to come prepared for our #OnTheVanguard discussion on environmental justice as racial justice? Read more about this…
Want to come prepared for our #OnTheVanguard discussion on environmental justice as racial justice? Read more about this research here: https://t.co/WyKRLJQY9l
Black, Brown, Indigenous & poor people are found to bear a disproportionately high burden of air pollution across the United States. One study found Black people have a 54% higher health burden from particulate pollution from industrial facilities 6/x https://t.co/9YQ0CXIqDA
In "Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status", EPA researchers found that for particulate matter of 2.5 micrometers in diameter or less, Blacks had a 1.54 times higher burden than the overall population https://t.co/Jo8lAs1kdf
RT @RockyMtnInst: @EPAresearch found Black Americans are exposed to 54% more particle air pollution than others, Americans in poverty to 35…
RT @RockyMtnInst: @EPAresearch found Black Americans are exposed to 54% more particle air pollution than others, Americans in poverty to 35…
RT @RockyMtnInst: @EPAresearch found Black Americans are exposed to 54% more particle air pollution than others, Americans in poverty to 35…
RT @RockyMtnInst: @EPAresearch found Black Americans are exposed to 54% more particle air pollution than others, Americans in poverty to 35…
RT @RockyMtnInst: @EPAresearch found Black Americans are exposed to 54% more particle air pollution than others, Americans in poverty to 35…
RT @RockyMtnInst: @EPAresearch found Black Americans are exposed to 54% more particle air pollution than others, Americans in poverty to 35…
@EPAresearch found Black Americans are exposed to 54% more particle air pollution than others, Americans in poverty to 35% more, and all non-Whites to 28% more. Local governments are key to fixing air quality and inequity. https://t.co/qMdPJTLhCz https://t.co/RXzX85cw9g
Fracking liberals reject #BlackLivesMatter. Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emissions https://t.co/GOhM5wlb9D Those in poverty had 1.35 times higher burden than did the overall population, non-whites a 1.28 times higher burden, Blacks, a 1.54 times higher burden
Fracking liberals reject #BlackLivesMatter. Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emissions https://t.co/mwErqMfgaI Those in poverty had 1.35 times higher burden than did the overall population, non-whites a 1.28 times higher burden, Blacks, a 1.54 times higher burden
@TrioneCathy @SenWarren @RepBarbaraLee @RepPressley Evidence of racial disparity in exposure to pollutants capable of impairing pulmonary function: https://t.co/VhyPmteHHh
To Rid The Grid Of Coal, SE U.S. Needs Competitive Wholesale Electricity Market @forbes https://t.co/LvqdZs9fOQ #citesAJPH @PublicHealth @AMJPublicHealth Citing: Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race/Poverty Status https://t.co/ttWtyEbGE2 https://t.co/duxhgIq4Nb
... and always crucial to note that air pollution health burdens are never shared equally. A recent study found "those in poverty had 1.35 times higher burden than did the overall population, and non-Whites had 1.28 times higher burden" https://t.co/7918gpsdAh
RT @societyforepi: These examples are not isolated incidents. Nationwide, Black Americans, regardless of income, are more likely to be ex…
RT @societyforepi: These examples are not isolated incidents. Nationwide, Black Americans, regardless of income, are more likely to be ex…
These examples are not isolated incidents. Nationwide, Black Americans, regardless of income, are more likely to be exposed to air pollution compared to white Americans -- exposures linked to asthma & other lung disease, heart disease, etc. https://t.co/qIGbHsL697
The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA) publications https://t.co/wUh1NPPfCL
#environmentaljustice #riskanalysis #epa https://t.co/94N4NnpAyJ
RT @BrendaEkwurzel: During hearing today @EPA https://t.co/FNYSSk9UGE, Rachel Cleetus @UCSUSA cited @AMJPublicHealth 2018 study https://t.c…
RT @BrendaEkwurzel: During hearing today @EPA https://t.co/FNYSSk9UGE, Rachel Cleetus @UCSUSA cited @AMJPublicHealth 2018 study https://t.c…
RT @BrendaEkwurzel: During hearing today @EPA https://t.co/FNYSSk9UGE, Rachel Cleetus @UCSUSA cited @AMJPublicHealth 2018 study https://t.c…
RT @BrendaEkwurzel: During hearing today @EPA https://t.co/FNYSSk9UGE, Rachel Cleetus @UCSUSA cited @AMJPublicHealth 2018 study https://t.c…
During hearing today @EPA https://t.co/FNYSSk9UGE, Rachel Cleetus @UCSUSA cited @AMJPublicHealth 2018 study https://t.co/89NXqTdBR7 results: Black people had 1.5 times higher burden of pollution (particulate matter < 2.5 micrometers in diameter) than overall US population
RT @NaomiOreskes: In case you weren't sure about the connection between environmental protection and racial and economic justice: The Amer…
RT @NaomiOreskes: In case you weren't sure about the connection between environmental protection and racial and economic justice: The Amer…
RT @NaomiOreskes: In case you weren't sure about the connection between environmental protection and racial and economic justice: The Amer…
RT @NaomiOreskes: In case you weren't sure about the connection between environmental protection and racial and economic justice: The Amer…
RT @NaomiOreskes: In case you weren't sure about the connection between environmental protection and racial and economic justice: The Amer…
RT @NaomiOreskes: In case you weren't sure about the connection between environmental protection and racial and economic justice: The Amer…
Disparities in the distribution of particulate matter emissions by race and poverty status. For my #SustainableCommunities class this fall: https://t.co/rsQRiYzqsC
RT @NaomiOreskes: In case you weren't sure about the connection between environmental protection and racial and economic justice: The Amer…
RT @NaomiOreskes: In case you weren't sure about the connection between environmental protection and racial and economic justice: The Amer…
RT @NaomiOreskes: In case you weren't sure about the connection between environmental protection and racial and economic justice: The Amer…
In case you weren't sure about the connection between environmental protection and racial and economic justice: The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA) publications https://t.co/44afOEgB8A
Why Every #Environmentalist Should Be #AntiRacist https://t.co/rsVMw4hUyg via @voguemagazine #citesAJPH @PublicHealth @AMJPublicHealth Citing: #Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by #Race & #Poverty Status https://t.co/ttWtyEbGE2 #publichealth https://t.co/FEq5DjhkPM
From "Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status" by Ihab Mikati BS, Adam F. Benson MSPH, Thomas J. Luben PhD, MSPH, Jason D. Sacks MPH, and Jennifer Richmond-Bryant PhD https://t.co/TjpSgQ2IfT #RacismOrHealth #APHAWebinar https://t.co/Pzt8qErNjz
Environmental drawbacks like this directly hurt communities of color. Here is published research from the American Journal of Public Health https://t.co/M9hqH6bzUZ
Using socioeconomic considerations may be insufficient to reduce the burdens of air pollution equitably. The burden of air pollution is 1.35x higher for those in poverty & 1.54x higher for black people, than for the overall population.https://t.co/WNY3JIDYJ7 (3/9)
RT @AMJPublicHealth: Cited in this piece: "Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status" b…
RT @AMJPublicHealth: Cited in this piece: "Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status" b…
RT @AMJPublicHealth: Cited in this piece: "Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status" b…
Cited in this piece: "Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status" by Ihab Mikati, Adam F. Benson, Thomas J. Luben, Jason D. Sacks, and Jennifer Richmond-Bryant https://t.co/wjjGerWwkG #disparities #SDOH https://t.co/N4uObnSbjb
In Shadows of America’s Smokestacks, Virus Is One More Deadly Risk https://t.co/io0KEUxtHL @nytimes #citesAJPH @PublicHealth @AMJPublicHealth Citing: #Disparities in Distribution of #ParticulateMatter Emission Sources by Race & Poverty Status https://t.co/ttWtyEbGE2 #COVID19 https://t.co/3lHxVaC6NA
Illinois Threatens to Fine Defiant Businesses as #Reopening Tensions Rise https://t.co/wrMjgfmywF @nytimes #citesAJPH @PublicHealth @AMJPublicHealth Citing: Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by #Race & #Poverty https://t.co/ttWtyEbGE2 #COVID19 https://t.co/qPdZnXFKf3
Higher rates of #AirPollution linked to more #COVID19 deaths, study shows https://t.co/n2UEGJSKdQ via @Salon #citesAJPH @PublicHealth @AMJPublicHealth Citing: #Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by #Race & #Poverty Status https://t.co/ttWtyEbGE2 https://t.co/IvldAhpBN0
If you need some reading about how the African American & Latino communities are exposed to more PM 2.5, here's just one of many studies. https://t.co/BLBC586Fjn
RT @DrBobBullard: Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status | AJPH | Vol. 108 Issue 4 h…
The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA) publications https://t.co/7MQrk7oMya
RT @DrBobBullard: Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status | AJPH | Vol. 108 Issue 4 h…
Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status | AJPH | Vol. 108 Issue 4 https://t.co/GJ0ohLGm77
In the US, we know that the harms of air pollution are not equally shared. One recent study found: "For [PM2.5] those in poverty had 1.35x higher burden than did the overall population, and non-Whites had 1.28x higher burden" 3/x https://t.co/7918gpsdAh
RT @quinn43: 3b. Studies have shown that the health burden of air pollution is not equally shared -- for PM2.5 "those in poverty had 1.35 t…
RT @quinn43: 3b. Studies have shown that the health burden of air pollution is not equally shared -- for PM2.5 "those in poverty had 1.35 t…
3b. Studies have shown that the health burden of air pollution is not equally shared -- for PM2.5 "those in poverty had 1.35 times higher burden than did the overall population, and non-Whites had 1.28 times higher burden." @AMJPublicHealth https://t.co/6DcUtvMyK0
RT @AMJPublicHealth: Guardian re: 79% of US incinerators are within 3 miles of low-income & minority neighborhoods cites AJPH research that…
RT @AMJPublicHealth: Guardian re: 79% of US incinerators are within 3 miles of low-income & minority neighborhoods cites AJPH research that…
RT @AMJPublicHealth: Guardian re: 79% of US incinerators are within 3 miles of low-income & minority neighborhoods cites AJPH research that…
RT @AMJPublicHealth: Guardian re: 79% of US incinerators are within 3 miles of low-income & minority neighborhoods cites AJPH research that…
Guardian re: 79% of US incinerators are within 3 miles of low-income & minority neighborhoods cites AJPH research that found non-Whites & those living in poverty face a disproportionate burden from particulate matter-emitting facilities, full study here: https://t.co/8s2itQrKyJ https://t.co/Oa7Q6BE46B
Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status. https://t.co/xU2y6oIYiA
EPA scientists find black communities are disproportionately hit by pollution. https://t.co/XLpocRwQX5
@NathanAaronLyle @justicedems @rgunns Hi Nathan! EPA scientists published on this in 2018 - https://t.co/JK81G7TSXf