Risky Borders: Traffic Pollution and Health Effects at US-Mexican Ports of Entry
Risky Borders: Traffic Pollution and Health Effects at US-Mexican Ports of Entry
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DOI：
10.1080/08865655.2015.1066697
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发表时间：
2015-01-01
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通讯作者：
Guillermo Rodriguez-Ventura, Jose
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作者：
Quintana, Penelope J. E.;Ganster, Paul;Guillermo Rodriguez-Ventura, Jose
与美墨边境入境口岸相关的延误和社区交通问题因造成经济损失和增加社会压力而受到批评。本文提请注意一个被忽视的问题，即暴露在美国-墨西哥边境入境口岸的边境口岸和附近社区的局部高水平交通污染物中可能对健康产生不利影响。关于暴露在近路交通污染对健康影响的文献被纳入了对美墨边境情况的分析。本文综合了关于在边境等待时间过长的现有信息，并描述了将这些延误与交通污染水平上升联系起来的初步研究。我们将美国-墨西哥入境口岸的交通污染物暴露视为一个环境正义问题，因为暴露的负担和相关的健康影响风险由附近的低收入少数族裔社区承担。探讨了缓解战略，并将减少过境等待时间确定为最可行的行动。暴露在附近交通污染中的不利影响可能适用于世界各地拥堵的边界。
Delays and community traffic problems associated with US-Mexican border ports of entry have been criticized for causing economic losses and increasing social stressors. This paper draws attention to an overlooked issue, the potential for adverse health effects associated with being exposed to localized high levels of traffic pollutants on border crossers and nearby communities at ports of entry along the US-Mexican border. The literature on health effects of exposure to near-road traffic pollution is incorporated into an analysis of the situation along the USMexican border. This paper synthesizes the information available regarding excessive wait times at the border and describes preliminary studies linking these delays to elevated traffic pollution levels. We frame exposure to traffic pollutants at US-Mexican ports of entry as an environmental justice issue in that the burden of exposures and associated risks of health effects is borne by nearby low income minority communities. Mitigation strategies are explored and reduction of border crossing wait times is identified as the most feasible action. Adverse effects of exposure to near traffic pollution are likely applicable to congested borders throughout the world.