A Tale of Two Counties: Childhood Lead Poisoning, Industrialization, and Abatement in New England*
研究新英格兰两个工业县儿童铅中毒的空间差异，发现铅暴露与城市化及工业活动模式相关，治理历史可降低暴露，且少数族裔社区的暴露情况因县而异。
Abstract: We examine spatial variation in childhood lead poisoning within two industrial counties in New England: Worcester County, Massachusetts, and Providence County, Rhode Island. The findings suggest that lead exposure is linked to the differential patterns of urbanization and industrial activity and that a history of abatement can reduce lead exposure. Lead exposure in census tracts with minority neighborhoods varies in complex ways between the counties. We conclude that attention to local context forms an essential component of understanding how public health interventions will continue to affect the geography of childhood lead poisoning.