Noxious Chemical Exposure Trends as Measures of Green Victimization

Public Health, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Trends, and Green Criminology

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2155642
AutoresM Lynch (0000-0003-4012-5871, Criminology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA, autor correspondente), Michael J Lynch (0000-0002-3569-4749), Hyojong Song (0000-0002-3188-5118, Criminal Justice, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas, USA)
Ano2019
Volume39
Fascículo5
Páginas319-339
Data de publicação2019-09-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSociological Spectrum (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0273-2173 • E-ISSN: 1521-0707
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02732173.2019.1691098
OpenAlexW2991498328
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas89

Green criminologists have argued that exposure to environmental pollution constitutes a serious form of green victimization of the general public and public health. This claim has not been widely assessed empirically. The present study employs data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) over time to examine trends in exposure to environmental toxins among the U.S. population. NHANES data allow such an assessment through the collection of biological sampling used to determine exposure to environmental toxins. We examined trends for NHANES exposure estimates for biological indicators of pollutant exposure over time for 64 chemicals that have multiple measures. We divide the exposure trends into declining, stable, increasing, and unclear trajectory patterns and discuss the health consequences associated with exposure to measured chemical exposures. Discussion of the implications of this analysis and the need for future studies is provided

Environmental health · National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey · Population · Public health · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity · Medicine · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses