Waiting to Inhale: The Demographics of Toxic Air Release Facilities in 21st-Century California

We examine the spatial distribution of toxic air releases and residential demographics in California using 2000 Census data and coeval information from the Federal Toxic Release Inventory for evidence of disproportionate exposure. Copyright (c) 2004 by the Southwestern Social Science Association.

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