Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in Cancer Risk from Air Toxic Exposure in Memphis
Duration
May 1, 2011 - Apr 30, 2012
Budget
$5,000
Project Leader
Chunrong Jia
Sponsor
Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change
- Jones DH, Yu X, Guo Q, Duan X, Jia C. 2022. Racial disparities in the heavy metal contamination of urban soil in the Southeastern United States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19:1105.
- Li Y, Akkus C, Yu X, Joyner A, Kmet J, Sweat D, Jia C. 2019. Heatwave events and mortality outcomes in Memphis, Tennessee: Testing effect modification by socioeconomic status and urbanicity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16:4568.
- Liu B, Jia C. 2016. Effects of profession on urinary PAH metabolite levels in the US population. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 89(1): 123-135.
- Jia C, James W, Kedia S. 2014. Relationship of racial composition and cancer risks from air toxics exposure in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 11(8): 7713-7724.
- Jia C, Foran JA. 2013. Air toxics concentrations, source identification, and health risks: An air pollution hot spot in Southwest Memphis, TN. Atmospheric Environment. 81: 112-116.
- James W, Jia C, Kedia S. 2012. Uneven magnitude of disparities in cancer risks from air toxics. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 9(12): 4365-4385.