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Race and Superfund site remediation [PDF]
PNAS Nexus, 2023 Abstract Superfund is a federal program established in 1980 to manage the cleanup of hazardous waste sites across the United States. Given the health and economic costs borne by people living near these sites, any demographic disparities within the Superfund program are issues of environmental justice.
Chad M Topaz +2 more
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Equitable cleanup of Superfund sites leaving no U.S. community behind [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsSuperfund sites are recognized as the most contaminated locations across the U.S. Here we introduce two metrics: (i) the disparity percentage, which quantifies the overrepresentation of vulnerable populations in proximity to Superfund sites, and (ii) the
Mohammed Azhar +4 more
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A Spatial Study of the Location of Superfund Sites and Associated Cancer Risk
Statistics and Public Policy (Philadelphia, Pa ), 2018 Superfund sites are geographic locations selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as having extreme toxic chemical spills. In this article, we address three main research questions: (1) Are there geographical areas where the number (or ...
Raid Amin
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Human exposure to green spaces and monoterpenes: discovery and use of α-pinene metabolites as biomarkers [PDF]
Environment InternationalExposure to green spaces has been linked to numerous health benefits, including a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease and lower mortality rates.
Zhengzhi Xie +8 more
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A proposed FAIR approach for disseminating geospatial information system maps
Scientific Data, 2023 We present a draft Minimum Information About Geospatial Information System (MIAGIS) standard for facilitating public deposition of geospatial information system (GIS) datasets that follows the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable ...
P. Travis Thompson +4 more
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In Situ Bioremediation of a Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Plume: A Superfund Site Field Pilot Test
Applied Sciences, 2021 The North Railroad Avenue Plume, discovered in 1989, contained chlorinated solvent groundwater plumes extending over 23.5 hectares (58 acres) and three hydrostratigraphic units.
Peter Guerra +3 more
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Scientific Data, 2023 Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water is widely recognized as a public health concern. Decision-makers who are responsible for managing PFAS drinking water risks lack the tools to acquire the information they need.
Sweta Ojha +4 more
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Metabolites, 2023 In recent years, the FAIR guiding principles and the broader concept of open science has grown in importance in academic research, especially as funding entities have aggressively promoted public sharing of research products.
P. Travis Thompson, Hunter N. B. Moseley
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The presence of Superfund sites as a determinant of life expectancy in the United States
Nature Communications, 2021 Superfund sites have hazardous wastes that could affect the health of those who live near them, but this has not been assessed across the USA. Here the authors find that proximity to superfund sites decreases life expectancy and is further exacerbated by
Amin Kiaghadi +2 more
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Superfund and Mining Megasites [PDF]
Environmental Science & Technology, 2007 Legacy contamination at large, complex, industrial hazardous waste sites creates management and financial challenges for EPA's Superfund program.
Karl E. Gustavson +5 more
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