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2019-03-11 | Whites Contribute More To Air Pollution — Minorities Bear The Burden : Shots - Health News : NPR
'Completing this chain for each source of pollution revealed whose consumption drives air pollution, and who suffers from it. '
'In other words, whites were just consuming disproportionately more of the same kinds of goods and services resulting in air pollution than minority communities. '
'"Inequity in exposure to air pollution is well documented, but this study brings in the consumption angle."'
'To translate dollars spent on food into air pollution levels, the researchers traced money through the economy. '
'After he finished, someone asked "if it would be possible to connect exposure to air pollution to who is doing the actual consuming," says Tessum. '
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'Completing this chain for each source of pollution revealed whose consumption drives air pollution, and who suffers from it. '
'In other words, whites were just consuming disproportionately more of the same kinds of goods and services resulting in air pollution than minority communities. '
'"Inequity in exposure to air pollution is well documented, but this study brings in the consumption angle."'
'To translate dollars spent on food into air pollution levels, the researchers traced money through the economy. '
'After he finished, someone asked "if it would be possible to connect exposure to air pollution to who is doing the actual consuming," says Tessum. '
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