Abstract
This research models the geographic variation in lead poisoning among children living in Massachusetts between 1990 and 1991. Elevated levels of blood lead, which reduce educational performance, arise because children are exposed to unnaturally concentrated sources of lead in the built environment. A Poisson regression model indicates that a large number of children with lead poisoning may be detected in towns with a high proportion of older housing, female headed households, African-Americans, and an industrial heritage. Our results suggest links between the processes of urbanization and industrialization in Massachusetts and today's lead poisoned landscapes.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 757-766 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Social Science and Medicine |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1994 |
Keywords
- Massachusetts
- Poisson regression
- community scale variation
- industrial heritage
- lead poisoning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- History and Philosophy of Science
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Bailey, A. J., Sargent, J. D., Goodman, D. C., Freeman, J., & Brown, M. J. (1994). Poisoned landscapes: The epidemiology of environmental lead exposure in Massachusetts children 1990-1991. Social Science and Medicine, 39(6), 757-766. https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(94)90037-X