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Luo, Juhua; Hendryx, Michael – Journal of Rural Health, 2011
Purpose: Environmental hazards are unevenly distributed across communities and populations; however, little is known about the distribution of environmental carcinogenic pollutants and lung cancer risk across populations defined by race, sex, and rural-urban setting. Methods: We used the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) database to conduct an…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Mortality Rate, Cancer, Urban Areas
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Hendryx, Michael; Fedorko, Evan; Halverson, Joel – Journal of Rural Health, 2010
Purpose: To conduct an assessment of rural environmental pollution sources and associated population mortality rates. Methods: The design is a secondary analysis of county-level data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Agriculture, National Land Cover Dataset, Energy Information Administration, Centers for Disease Control…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Mortality Rate, Cancer, Environmental Standards