Sociological Inquiry,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 13, 2025
Despite
knowing
about
climate
risks
for
decades,
oil
and
gas
companies
continually
increase
production.
Infants,
children,
adolescents
are
most
vulnerable
to
intensifying
air
pollution
other
upheavals
of
emergency.
Here,
we
illustrate
localized
impacts
global
processes
by
focusing
on
the
Suncor
Oil
Refinery
in
Commerce
City,
Colorado,
state's
only
refinery
a
major
polluter.
The
facility
illustrates
broader
structural
environmental
health
vulnerabilities
living
and/or
attending
school
near
fossil
fuel
infrastructure.
Drawing
community‐based,
in‐depth
interview
data
from
53
participants,
show
how
children
have
been
affected
facility's
pollution.
In
93%
interviews,
worries
over
children's
problems—including
respiratory
problems,
chronic
illnesses
such
as
asthma
cancer,
developmental
disorders,
nosebleeds,
dizziness—emerged
primary
concerns
consistent
harmful
sources
stress
ongoing
trauma.
Rather
than
being
adequately
protected
regulations,
instead
face
excessive
rates,
issues,
contested
illness
responses
medical
providers.
Their
parents,
teachers,
caretakers
exceptional
limitations
protecting
them.
We
establish
key
harms
refining
answer
call
more
rigorous
examinations
fuel‐based
systems
impact
quality
life.
Civil Engineering Journal,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
10(2), С. 521 - 533
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2024
The
purpose
of
the
current
study
was
to
evaluate
air
quality
in
Dong
Thap
province,
Vietnam.
data
collected
during
2019–2020,
representing
time
pre-
and
mid-COVID-19.
Twenty-seven
samples
(in
areas
urban,
residential-administrative,
hospital-schools,
industry-craft
village
areas)
were
used
for
evaluation.
Air
evaluated
using
national
technical
regulations
on
quality,
including
QCVN
26:2010/BTNMT
05:2013/BTNMT.
difference
mean
between
examined
a
one-way
ANOVA
followed
by
Duncan
test
at
significant
level
5%.
relationship
parameters
microclimate
factors
tested
Pearson
correlation.
Principal
component
analysis
(PCA)
utilized
identify
critical
variables
potential
sources
variation.
Cluster
(CA)
applied
group
similar
sites,
thus
recommending
monitoring
site
selection.
results
show
that
area
is
not
polluted.
concentrations
noise,
TSP,
SO2,
NO2in
mid-COVID-19
pandemic
significantly
lower
than
those
pre-COVID-19
due
social
distancing
policy.
There
close
correlation
among
parameters,
except
humidity.
PCA
identified
two
four
variation,
explaining
84.3%,
100%,
100%
89.7%
total
variance
residential–administrative,
villages,
respectively.
CA
divided
27
sampling
sites
into
eight
groups
differences,
mainly
humidity,
wind
speed
CO.
Eight
could
be
potentially
reduced
from
program
representativeness
cost-effectiveness
purposes.
All
are
monitoring,
variation
traffic
activities,
industrial
production,
craft
daily
life
fuels
residential
areas.
provide
useful
information
management.
Future
programs
should
include
toxic
pollutants
programs.
Doi:
10.28991/CEJ-2024-010-02-012
Full
Text:
PDF
Oeconomia Copernicana,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15(1), С. 195 - 227
Опубликована: Март 30, 2024
Research
background:
This
study
identifies
the
key
factors
influencing
environmental
health
across
a
global
panel
of
countries,
focusing
on
protection
from
hazards,
as
informed
by
existing
literature,
while
also
shedding
light
novel
aspects
these
causal
relationships.
Purpose
article:
aims
to
reveal,
through
comprehensive
review
relevant
underexplored
phenomena
spatial
diffusion
and
contagion
national
behaviors
nonlinear
dynamics
between
performance
its
determinants,
acknowledging
significant
diversity
in
characteristics
countries
studied.
Methods:
Spatial
analysis
econometric
methods,
including
regression
alongside
dynamic
models
using
threshold
techniques,
were
employed
meet
study’s
objectives.
Findings
&
value
added:
major
finding
is
that
nations
shows
clustering
influenced
economic
institutional
factors.
effect
arises
processes,
evidenced
analysis.
Furthermore,
this
demonstrates
variations
behavior
can
be
attributed
differing
levels
development
specific
internal
conditions
within
countries.
Notably,
country’s
gross
domestic
product
proportion
industries
economy
have
substantial
practices,
establishing
distinct
impact
thresholds.
research
enriches
academic
dialogue
illustrating,
thresholds,
less
developed
an
increased
industrial
share
leads
degradation.
Moreover,
influence
other
examined
varied
depending
category
country
under
review,
highlighting
nuanced
effects
variables
outcomes.
