Social vulnerability and cancer risk from air toxins in Louisiana: a spatial analysis of environmental health disparities

IntroductionLouisiana faces significant environmental health challenges due to elevated air toxicity near industrial sites. The state hosts over 300 manufacturing facilities, more than 150 petrochemical plants, and 15 refineries, which, although economically beneficial, pose significant health risks...

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Main Authors: Sadie Smith, Sahithya Sakhamuri, Chloe M. Guidry, Gabriela Mustata Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1601868/full
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