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Assessing Geographic Variability in Key Indicators of Air Quality: A Rural vs. Urban Comparison of Pollution and Socio-Economic Factors

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Results of a study to examine rates of air pollution between rural and urban census tracts, using data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Air Quality System web portal for the years 2000-2020. Features statistics including mean concentrations of fine particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) and ozone in rural and urban census tracts, and maps showing concentrations of PM2.5 for census tracts by EPA region.
Author(s)
Daniel Kilpatrick, Jeremy Cothran, Stella Self, et al.
Date
03/2023
Type
Document
Organization
Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
Tagged as
Environmental health · Health disparities · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data

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  • Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center), view details