{"id":6961,"date":"2025-02-04T16:25:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T00:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/spatial\/?page_id=6961"},"modified":"2025-02-04T16:25:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T00:25:04","slug":"historical-smelters-tracing-environmental-inequities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/spatial\/los-angeles-geospatial-summit-2025\/historical-smelters-tracing-environmental-inequities\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical Smelters: Tracing Environmental Inequities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Presenters:<\/strong><br \/>\nShuo Liang<\/p>\n<p><strong>University of Southern California<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With mid-20th century industrialization and urbanization in the U.S., secondary lead smelters grew to meet lead demand and support the recycling economy. These smelters were often in urban industrial areas, and lead emissions affected nearby communities. In early 2000s, researchers found many secondary smelter sites were never documented by local or federal environmental agencies (such as the U.S. Environmental Pollution Agency, EPA). Lead, a potent neurotoxin, is particularly harmful to children, causing developmental delays and neurological damage. Given these serious advsersal health impacts, it is crucial to assess whether legacy lead affects socioeconomically vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n<p>This study aims to assess this relationship between historical lead smelters and social-economic factors near the smelters using GIS and spatial statistics. The data used include EPA\u2019s EJScreen, historical Redlining data, and the latest 5-year American Community Survey to analyze cumulative environmental burdens and their intersection with socioeconomic vulnerabilities. It focused on the Northeastern U.S., due to its dense populations and a history of industrial activities of smelting operations. By creating 1-mile and 3-mile buffers around smelters, the study evaluates exposure risks and identifies affected communities. 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