In urban environments, ozone air pollution, poses significant risks to respiratory health. Fixed site monitoring is the primary method of measuring ozone concentrations for health advisories and pollutant reduction, but the spatial scale may not reflect the current population distribution or its future growth. Moreover, formal methods for the placement of ozone monitoring sites within populations potentially omit important spatial criteria, producing monitoring locations that could unintentionally underestimate the exposure burden. Although air pollution affects all people, the combination of underlying health, socioeconomic and demographic factors exacerbate the impact for socially vulnerable population groups. A need exists for assessing the spatial representativeness and data gaps of existing pollution sensor networks and to evaluate future placement strategies of additional sensors. This research also seeks to understand how air pollution monitor placement strategies may neglect social vulnerabilities and therefore, potentially underestimate exposure burdens in vulnerable populations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1833430 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Northeim, Kari M. |
| Contributors | Oppong, Joseph R., Tiwari, Chetan, Atkinson, Samuel F., Bednarz, James C. (James Cary), Liang, Liu |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | ix, 117 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas, United States - Texas - Tarrant County - Fort Worth |
| Rights | Public, Northeim, Kari M., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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