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Environmental Equity in Superfund

Demographics of the Discovery and Prioritization of Abandoned Toxic Sites

Douglas L. Anderton

University of Massachusetts

John Michael Oakes

University of Massachusetts

Karla L. Egan

University of Massachusetts

This article presents findtngs of the first national tract-level analysis of the distribution of residential characteristics, including the percentage of selected minorities and socioeconomically disadvan taged groups, in relation to uncontrolled toxic waste sites (i. e., CERCLIS and NPL sites). In contrast to prevailing notions, the authors find that uncontrolled toxic waste sites are not disproportionately located in minority neighborhoods or neighborhoods of soctoeconomtcally disadvantaged residents. However, multivariate analyses of site distribution and a hazard regression analysis of the site prioritization process suggest that communities with a higher percentage of Black residents are less likely to receive NPL (National Priorities List) designation, delaying potential remediation. Biases in the prioritization process are, however, substantively small.

Evaluation Review, Vol. 21, No. 1, 3-26 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X9702100101
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