The distribution of pollution: community characteristics and exposure to air toxics
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The index of exposure is employed to establish the relationship between community-level exposure to air toxics and political, socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the population. It has been deduced that there exists a greater exposure in black US communities even after the manipulation of various variables, while changes in local exposure levels were influenced by local socioeconomic conditions. It has been observed that the extent of exposure was indirectly proportional to income. Native Americans received least exposure among the cultural subgroups at a 1992 mean exposure rating of 36,850 pounds, compared to 65,230 pounds 1992 mean-exposure rating for all persons.
Publication Name: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0095-0696
Year: 1997
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Pollution as news: media and stock market reactions to the toxics released inventory data
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The impact of the EPA's publication of its Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) on media and stock market investors is investigated. The results show that firms whose TRI reports contained high pollution figures were more likely to have print media representation. In addition, publicly-held firms likewise suffered a loss of investor confidence. This led to an average loss of $4.1 million in stock value on the day of the TRI's release.
Publication Name: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0095-0696
Year: 1995
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Measuring the health effects of air pollution: to what extent can we really say that people are dying from bad air?
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The health impacts of air pollution using daily time series data are questionable and have limited relevance for environmental decision-making. The importance of model uncertainty for accurate estimation of the health effects of air pollution are discussed.
Publication Name: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0095-0696
Year: 2004
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