Environmental Justice for Children’s Sake

Prepared by: Danielle Fasse

Particulate Matter Exposure Among Elementary School Aged Children in Los Angeles County

Particulate Matter

• What is particulate matter?

• Most adversely affects children

• Not tracked near highways

Sources: http://www.epa.gov/pm/;

http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/fasthma.asp; http://dn.engr.ucdavis.edu/images/AQMit-Report5.pdf

Prepared by: Danielle Fasse

Major Highways shapefile was derived by querying FCC= A15 from LA_streets shapefile .

Policy Consequences

• Particulate Matter by major highways must be measured and regulated.

• Children from poorer neighborhoods have greater exposure to Particulate Matter due to the location of their local elementary schools, than do children from more affluent neighborhoods.

Skills Used

• Inset Map• Point Graduated Symbol• Attribute Sub-Sets Selections• Buffering• Geoprocessing• Geocoding