Hajat, A., Hsia, C., & O'Neill, M. S. (2015). Socioeconomic Disparities and Air Pollution Exposure: a Global Review. Current environmental health reports, 2(4), 440–450. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40572-015-0069-5


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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Communities with a low SES experience higher exposure rates to air pollutants and other environmental hazards, increased susceptibility to poor health, which results in health disparities that are driven by environmental factors.

Hypothesis on Environmental Inequality 

Socioeconomic Disparities and Air Pollution Exposure: A Global Review


Method Used to Test the Hypothesis:

The method used to test the hypothesis was to review empirical data from previous studies conducted over the past ten years and to include research from around the globe to provide a generalized global perspective. The study only focused on SES and not demographic info.  The study used 37 studies, 22 from North America, 10 from Europe, and 5 from New Zealand, Asia, and Africa.

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