TY - JOUR
T1 - Air pollution inequality and its temporal trends in Nordic countries
AU - Strandell, Anna
AU - Nurmio, Kimmo
AU - Seifert-Dähnn, Isabel
AU - Skumlien Furuseth, Ingvild
AU - Wolf, Raoul
AU - Åström, Stefan
AU - Brandt, Jørgen
AU - Thorsteinsson, Throstur
AU - Timmermann, Allan
AU - Frohn, Lise Marie
AU - Christensen, Jesper Heile
AU - Geels, Camilla
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The demand for research on air pollution inequality in Nordic countries is rising with the growing evidence of adverse health effects. We examined socio-economic and ethnic disparities in air pollution exposure from 1990 to 2016. Results revealed that exposure to PM2.5 and NO2 was generally higher in municipalities with higher income, education and immigrant populations. Disparities mostly decreased over time, benefiting almost all groups. But, ozone exposure increased in many regions. The findings highlight the need for attention to rising ozone levels and disproportionate exposure of immigrants.
AB - The demand for research on air pollution inequality in Nordic countries is rising with the growing evidence of adverse health effects. We examined socio-economic and ethnic disparities in air pollution exposure from 1990 to 2016. Results revealed that exposure to PM2.5 and NO2 was generally higher in municipalities with higher income, education and immigrant populations. Disparities mostly decreased over time, benefiting almost all groups. But, ozone exposure increased in many regions. The findings highlight the need for attention to rising ozone levels and disproportionate exposure of immigrants.
KW - Air pollution
KW - immigrants
KW - inequality
KW - Nordic countries
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U2 - 10.1080/00207233.2024.2403952
DO - 10.1080/00207233.2024.2403952
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85205063281
SN - 0020-7233
VL - 81
SP - 2203
EP - 2226
JO - International Journal of Environmental Studies
JF - International Journal of Environmental Studies
IS - 5
ER -