The research calculates an environmental Gini coefficient using Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data from 2000 to 2008 and to quantifies the distribution of toxic releases in Puerto Rico to determine whether environmental inequality exists.
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Wu, S. and M. Heberling. 2013. The distribution of pollution and environmental justice in Puerto Rico: a quantitative analysis. Population and Environment 35(2): 113-132.
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2013
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