北卡罗来纳州社区的饮用水差异 由私人井提供服务
Andrew George1, Kathleen Gray1, Kory Wait1
1Dr. Andrew George is the Community Engagement Coordinator at Institute for the Environment, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Dr. Kathleen M. Gray is Research Associate Professor at Institute for the Environment, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Dr. Kory Wait is Graduate Research Assistant at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. Dr. Daniel Gallagher is Professor at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. Dr. Marc Edwards is the University Distinguished Professor at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. Jefferson Currie is Lumber Riverkeeper at Winyah Rivers Alliance, Lumber Riverkeeper, Robeson, County, North Carolina, USA. Judy Hogan is the Chair of Chatham Citizens Against Goal Ash Dumps, Moncure, North Carolina, USA. Alfred W. Kwasikpui is retired judge, co-chairperson of Northampton Citizens Against Coal Ash, Jackson, North Carolina, USA. Dr. Kelsey J. Pieper is Assistant Professor at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
私人井水污染很普遍,但黑人,土著和有色人种 (BIPOC),低收入家庭不太可能检测或处理他们的水,增加暴露风险.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 水的质量 水的质量
背景情况:
- 私人井水测试很少发生,特别是在低收入社区.
- 种族和种族群体之间的私人福利管理的差异没有得到充分的研究.
研究的目的:
- 评估风后私人井的金属污染情况.
- 检查私人井水质量和管理方面的人口差异.
主要方法:
- 研究了北卡罗来纳州四个受2018年风影响的地区.
- 与社区组织合作收集数据.
- 评估了井水污染和用户人口统计数据.
主要成果:
- 超过67%的井口超出了金属污染安全标准.
- 白人,高收入家庭比BIPOC,低收入家庭更容易进行测试10倍,更容易处理水4倍.
- 测试和治疗差异与种族和收入有很大关系.
结论:
- 高污染水平影响所有群体,但BIPOC,低收入人口由于较低的测试和治疗率而面临更大的暴露负担.
- 需要有针对性的努力,以促进边缘化社区的井检测和治疗,以防止有毒金属暴露.
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