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Comparative Study
. 2000 Nov;37(4):461-6.
doi: 10.1353/dem.2000.0002.

Demographics of dumping. II: A national environmental equity survey and the distribution of hazardous materials handlers

P Davidson  1 , D L Anderton
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Comparative Study

Demographics of dumping. II: A national environmental equity survey and the distribution of hazardous materials handlers

P Davidson et al. Demography. 2000 Nov.

Abstract

Using a national survey of facilities governed by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), we examine the sociospatial distribution of a much larger group of hazardous materials handlers than did previous environmental equity studies. Overall we find that RCRA-governed facilities are more likely to be sited in working-class neighborhoods with lower percentages of minority residents. We do not find evidence of stark environmental inequities. RCRA facilities, however, are close to neighborhoods with a higher percentage of minority residents. And in nonmetropolitan areas, they are slightly more likely to be located in neighborhoods with a higher percentage of black residents.

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