Proximity of public schools to major highways and industrial facilities, and students’ school performance and health hazards
Children with consistent exposure to air pollution have increased asthma, chronic respiratory problems, and neurobehavioral dysfunction. However, many schools are located in close proximity to highways and industrial facilities which are key sources of air pollution to children. The goal of this study is to explore the association between the proximity from schools to highways and industrial facilities, and children’s school performance and health hazards. The authors measured the distances from 3,660 Michigan public schools to highways and industrial facilities, and linked these to the Michigan Educational Assessment Program test performance rate and the National Air Toxics Assessment’s respiratory and neurological hazards. The authors found that schools located closer to highways and industrial facilities had higher risks of respiratory and neurological diseases than those located farther away. The authors also found that schools located closer to major highways had a higher percentage of students failing to meet the state standards than the latter after controlling for the location of schools, student expenditure, school size, student–teacher ratio, and free lunch enrollment. In addition, a larger percentage of black, Hispanic, or economically disadvantaged children attended schools nearest to pollution emissions than white students.
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- © The Author(s) 2016.
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Authors:
- Kweon, Byoung-Suk
- Mohai, Paul
- Lee, Sangyun
- Sametshaw, Amy M
- Publication Date: 2018-3
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 312-329
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Serial:
- Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science
- Volume: 45
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Sage Publications Limited
- ISSN: 2399-8083
- EISSN: 2399-8091
- Serial URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/epb
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air quality; Blacks; Diseases and medical conditions; Equity; Facilities; Health hazards; Highways; Hispanics; Industrial buildings; Location; Low income groups; Neurology; Schools; Students
- Geographic Terms: Michigan
- Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01856653
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 29 2022 3:52PM