- Author(s): Zimmermann K., Young L., Woodard K.
- Author(s) ID: 57214553484;57194016532;57191206883;
- Document Type: Conference Paper
- Publication Stage: Final
- Volume: 1276 | Issue: | Article Number:
- Page Start – 21 | Page End – 47 | Page Count:
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- DOI: 10.1021/bk-2018-1276.ch002
- EID: Scopus2-s2.0-85052837151
Environmental justice focuses on disparate exposures of communities to pollution based on race, national origin, or income level. This collaborative study, which paired faculty and undergraduate students from political science and chemistry disciplines with an external community advisor, collected data to help bring environmental justice issues to the forefront of discussions in their community. Interdisciplinary, undergraduate researchers from Georgia Gwinnett College measured gas-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), using passive sampling methods, in communities with differing demographic indicators. This undergraduate research project leveraged student interest and motivation in social justice themes to address a community-based question that combines physical (environmental chemistry) and social science (political science). © 2018 American Chemical Society.
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