Environmental justice and drinking water quality: are there socioeconomic disparities in nitrate levels in U.S. drinking water?

• Main Authors: Laurel A. Schaider (Author), Lucien Swetschinski (Author), Christopher Campbell (Author), Ruthann A. Rudel (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Low-income and minority communities often face disproportionately high pollutant exposures. The lead crisis in Flint, Michigan, has sparked concern about broader socioeconomic disparities in exposures to drinking water contaminants. Nitrate is commonly found in drinking water, es...