Chemical exposures, health, and environmental justice in communities living on the fenceline of industry

J Johnston, L Cushing - Current environmental health reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Polluting industries are more likely to be located in low-income
communities of color who also experience greater social stressors that may make them more …

Combating the hidden health disparity of kernicterus in Black infants: a review

F Okolie, JE South-Paul, JF Watchko - JAMA pediatrics, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Kernicterus is a devastating, permanently disabling neurologic condition
resulting from bilirubin neurotoxicity. Black neonates account for more than 25% of …

Prenatal metal mixtures and birth weight for gestational age in a predominately lower-income Hispanic pregnancy cohort in Los Angeles

CG Howe, B Claus Henn, SP Eckel… - Environmental …, 2020 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Reduced fetal growth increases the risk for adverse health outcomes. Growing
evidence suggests that metal exposures contribute to reduced fetal growth, but little is …

An equity analysis of clean vehicle rebate programs in California

Y Ju, LJ Cushing, R Morello-Frosch - Climatic Change, 2020 - Springer
Rebates incentivize clean vehicle adoption but may raise equity concerns because upfront
capital is required for vehicle acquisition, limiting access for low-income households. Since …

Intersections of adverse childhood experiences, race and ethnicity and asthma outcomes: findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system

T Hall, R Rooks, C Kaufman - International journal of environmental …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Racial and ethnic minority subpopulations experience a disproportionate burden of asthma
and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). These disparities result from systematic …

A review of volatile organic compound contamination in post-industrial urban centers: Reproductive health implications using a detroit lens

CJ Miller, M Runge-Morris… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a group of aromatic or chlorinated organic
chemicals commonly found in manufactured products that have high vapor pressure, and …

Implications of the timing of residential natural gas use for appliance electrification efforts

ED Fournier, R Cudd, F Federico… - Environmental Research …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Current strategies for deep decarbonization of the residential building sector invoke the
following three pillars of action:(1) radically improve the efficiency of end-use electricity …

Assessment of contaminants in California drinking water by region and system size

K Bangia, L August, A Slocombe… - AWWA Water Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this California‐wide spatial analysis, a cumulative ranking method and a trend test were
used to estimate and compare concentrations of 12 contaminants and two drinking water …

Developing youth environmental health literacy and civic leadership through community air monitoring in Imperial County, California

D Madrigal, M Claustro, M Wong, E Bejarano… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
With a rapidly changing climate, new leaders must be trained to understand and act on
emerging environmental threats. In California's Imperial Valley, a collaborative of community …

Development of a spatial web tool to identify hotspots of environmental burdens in Wallonia (Belgium)

S Habran, P Crespin, M Veschkens, S Remy - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
In response to the Walloon Environment and Health Program, the Scientific Institute of Public
Services (ISSeP) developed an integrated approach of environmental exposure assessment …