Date of Award
Spring 2022
Degree Type
Thesis
Director of Thesis
Monica Barra
First Reader
William Joe Jones
Second Reader
William Joe Jones
Abstract
This thesis investigates the relationship between superfund sites in minority communities and their public health through the lens of social vulnerability. Various demographic parameters were used to assess the risk associated with minority communities and exposure to hazardous waste. After investigating the history of the Environmental Justice movement, three superfund sites of interest in South Carolina, and demographic and public health data; each community was analyzed to determine association between exposure to hazardous waste and minority status. Each examined community exhibited characteristics contributing to heightened social vulnerability, potentially causing increased susceptibility to negative health outcomes from exposure to hazardous waste.
First Page
1
Last Page
65
Recommended Citation
Hampton, Sydney A., "Superfund and Society Benumbed: An In-Depth Look at Environmental Justice in South Carolina" (2022). Senior Theses. 541.
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/senior_theses/541
Rights
© 2022, Sydney A Hampton
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