BACKGROUND Humans living near industrial point emissions can experience high levels of exposures to air pollutants. Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Thailand is the location of the largest steel, oil refinery, and petrochemical factory complexes in Southeast Asia. Air pollution is an important source of oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species, which interact with DNA and lipids, leading to...

BACKGROUND Numerous epidemiological studies have shown that air pollution due to both industry and heavy traffic has short- and long-term effects on health. The study was carried out in an industrial area with heavy urban and motorway traffic in the Province of Genoa (Italy). METHODS The study was carried out from June 2005 to July 2008. An epidemiologic study was conducted by monitoring an e...

This paper examines spatial variations in exposure to toxic air pollution from industrial facilities in urban areas of the United States, using geographic microdata from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Risk‐Screening Environmental Indicators project. We find that average exposure in an urban area is positively correlated with the extent of racial ...

Industrial biotechnology and metabolic engineering can offer an innovative approach to solving energy and pollution problems. The potential industrial applications of yeast are reviewed here.

This study combines longitudinal individual-level data with neighborhood-level industrial hazard data to examine the extent and sources of environmental inequality. Results indicate that profound racial and ethnic differences in proximity to industrial pollution persist when differences in individual education, household income, and other microlevel characteristics are controlled. Examination o...

A survey of industrial pollution was carried out in Anambra State of Nigeria between February 1992 and June 1993. The survey showed that Idemili, Onitsha and Nnewi Local Government Areas have the greatest concentration of industries in the state and stand a high risk of industrial pollution unless steps are taken to put the issue of waste disposal under strick check. Some of the industries in t...