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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Scrap Tires in Ciudad Juarez and El Paso: Ranking the Risks
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| Autores: |
Blackman, Allen
Palma, Alejandra
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| Data: |
2005-10-25
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| Ano: |
2002
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| Palavras-chave: |
Scrap tires
U.S.-Mexico border
Environment
Health
Risk assessment
Environmental Economics and Policy
Q2
O54
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| Resumo: |
According to conventional wisdom, rapidly growing stocks of scrap tires on the U.S.-Mexico border pose a variety of health and environmental risks. This article assesses these risks in Paso del Norte, the border's second-largest metropolis comprised principally of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, and El Paso, Texas. We find that air pollution from tire pile fires poses the greatest threat. Scrap tires in Paso del Norte do not contribute significantly to the propagation of mosquito-borne diseases or to shortages of space in solid waste disposal sites. The burning of scrap tires at industrial facilities is minimal and might not have significant adverse environmental impacts even if it were more common.
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| Tipo: |
Working or Discussion Paper
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
18478
http://purl.umn.edu/10583
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
Resources for the Future>Discussion Papers
Discussion Paper 02-46
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| Formato: |
28
application/pdf
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