Cancer Alley and infant mortality : is there a correlation?

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dc.contributor.advisorEaton, David J.en
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSletto, Bjornen
dc.creatorKluber, Heidi Ellenen
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-22T22:01:09Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:24:40Z
dc.date.available2012-02-22T22:01:09Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:24:40Z
dc.date.issued2011-12en
dc.date.submittedDecember 2011en
dc.date.updated2012-02-22T22:01:20Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThis report explores issues surrounding health concerns in the State of Louisiana in the context of environmental justice. It provides a history of Cancer Alley, an area along the Mississippi River with disproportionately high cancer rates. It discusses case studies of environmental justice issues within the state. The researcher provides a geographical analysis and statistical analysis to estimate whether there is a relationship between the presence of industrial plants and health indicators, specifically cancer and infant mortality. Using cancer and infant mortality as health indicators for a population, the evidence supports a correlation between the presence of industrial pollution and waste with cancer rates and infant mortality rates across the State of Louisiana. Given that these populations are predominantly minority and low-income, these results reflect an environmental injustice.en
dc.description.departmentPublic Policyen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.slug2152/ETD-UT-2011-12-4417en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-12-4417en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectEnvironmenten
dc.subjectPolicyen
dc.subjectEnvironmental justiceen
dc.subjectCanceren
dc.subjectCancer alleyen
dc.subjectLouisianaen
dc.subjectInfant mortalityen
dc.titleCancer Alley and infant mortality : is there a correlation?en
dc.type.genrethesisen

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