Environmental justice and drinking water quality: are there socioeconomic disparities in nitrate levels in U.S. drinking water?

• Published in: Environmental health Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 3 - 15
• Main Authors: Schaider, Laurel A., Swetschinski, Lucien, Campbell, Christopher, Rudel, Ruthann A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 17.01.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: African Americans; Agricultural pollution; Analysis; Community water systems; Disparities; Drinking water; Drinking Water - analysis; Drinking Water - standards; Environmental aspects; Environmental justice; Exposure; Health aspects; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Nitrates; Nitrates - analysis; Nitrates - standards; Social Justice; Socioeconomic Factors; United States; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water Pollutants, Chemical - standards; Water pollution; Water Quality - standards; United States; Safe Drinking Water Act; Drinking water; Agricultural pollution; Nitrate; Community water systems; Water quality; Disparities; Exposure; Environmental justice; Land use

Low-income and minority communities often face disproportionately high pollutant exposures. The lead crisis in Flint, Michigan, has sparked concern about broader socioeconomic disparities in exposures to drinking water contaminants. Nitrate is commonly found in drinking water, especially in agricult...