在加利福尼亚州卡森的硫化危机期间,居民的经历
Arbor J L Quist1, April Hovav2, Alexander Silverman1
1University of Southern California.
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|January 3, 2024
概括
在加利福尼亚州卡森发生了一起硫化 (H2S) 气味事件后,居民经历了严重的痛苦和不信任,突出了改善紧急通讯和社区参与环境正义领域的需要.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 基于社区的参与式研究
- 公共卫生紧急情况 公共卫生紧急情况
背景情况:
- 在加利福尼亚州卡森举行的2021年硫化 (H2S) 活动中,成千上万的人几个月都暴露在恶臭和头痛中.
- H2S水平远远超过了加利福尼亚州的急性空气质量标准,影响了环境正义社区.
- 在这些暴露水平下对H2S对健康影响的现有研究是矛盾的,了解社区对这种气味紧急情况的看法存在差距.
研究的目的:
- 了解H2S气味紧急情况对卡森居民的多方面的影响.
- 探索居民在获取信息,应急响应和健康症状方面的经验.
- 确定长期影响和社区应对机制.
主要方法:
- 一个社区-学术伙伴关系促进了6个重点小组与33名受H2S事件影响的居民.
- 讨论内容包括信息收集,应急响应的感知,身体和心理健康以及持续的影响.
- 参与者是危机期间卡森地区的居民.
主要成果:
- 居民报告说,他们很难获得清晰的信息,导致他们感到被遗弃.
- 许多人觉得他们的健康问题被当地政府和医疗保健提供者忽视了.
- 参与者经历了压力,对未来事件的恐惧,并提高了对污染的认识,并减少了对机构的信任.
结论:
- 有效的应急响应需要明确,及时的沟通,以管理居民的恐惧和错误信息.
- 支持社区网络可以在危机期间加强信息共享.
- 与社区直接接触对于了解和减轻化学灾害影响至关重要.
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