Inequitable Exposure to Air Pollution from Vehicles in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

Asian American, Black, and Latino residents in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region are exposed to substantially more air pollution from cars, trucks, and buses than other demographic groups. 多年来, this has been a known fact among affected communities, who have experienced firsthand the dangerous health impacts of air pollution, such as lung and heart ailments, 哮喘, 糖尿病, developmental problems in children, 以及过早死亡.

We quantified and compared the exposure of various racial groups to particulate matter (PM2.5)道路源. Beyond the scope of this analysis, 港口排放, 农业生产方式, 灰尘, and other sources are well known to contribute to poor air quality and negative health outcomes for affected areas.