Highways, plants in East Austin fuel health inequality
A new study published by researchers at the Dell Medical School at UT-Austin has found that poorer air quality in Austin neighborhoods with a higher population of color triggers more asthma-related trips to the emergency room for Black and Brown Austinites than white residents.
UT researchers found that despite relatively low air pollution levels within the Austin metro area as a whole, in its higher pollution areas there was a higher incidence of ER visits triggered by asthma symptoms. Areas in East Austin have the highest average concentrations of multiple types of air pollution that come from car exhaust, road dust, manufacturing, and landfills.
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