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2010 Autumn | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Identifying Goods Movement Air Toxics in Underserved Populations in EPA Region 10

Student(s):

Shanese Bien

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Davis Zhen

Partner(s):

  • United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10

Faculty advisor(s):

Greg Shelton, GTTL

For my project, I located goods movement centers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. The purpose of this exercise was to determine the location of goods movement centers in relation to underserved populations. My project found that the majority of goods movement centers were located in socio-economically disadvantaged communities. This was a significant finding because it is theres individuals that are most at risk of exposure to the diesel pollutants that can adversly affect public health.