A total of 1.6 million Americans live next to the most polluting incinerators in the country, with lower-income and minority communities exposed to the vast majority of pollution coming from these waste-burning plants. The burning of household and commercial waste can give off a stew of pollutants, including mercury, lead and small particles of soot. This pollution isn’t evenly distributed, however. Of the 73 incinerators across the US, 79% are located within three miles of low-income and minority neighbourhoods, according to research by the Tishman Environment and Design Center at New York City’s New School.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/us-municipal-solid-waste-incinerators-industry-decline
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/GaiaReportFinal.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/tishman-environment-and-design-center
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-solid-waste
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-incineration
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industry
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us