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Local Air Pollution and Health Location: B131 Session Chair: Eduardo Vera, Universidade de São Paulo | |
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Exposure, Vulnerability, and Environmental Injustice: Air Pollution and Emergency Medical Care in NYC 1: Fordham University, USA; 2: Wake Forest University, USA Air pollution creates inequitable environmental burdens through both hazard exposure and vulnerability. Using Emergency Medical Service records in NYC, we find that air pollution increases dispatches significantly across diverse health and behavioral outcomes, with disproportionate impacts on disadvantaged communities. EPA monitoring networks systematically underestimate pollution in disadvantaged areas, biasing causal estimates downward by up to 28%. Under everyday pollution levels, disadvantaged communities appear to manage certain respiratory conditions through accessible defensive technologies without relying on EMS. However, during the 2023 Canadian wildfires, an extreme pollution event, structural constraints limited the effectiveness of defensive behaviors, revealing increased vulnerability in these communities. | |