Causes
Name one of the causes for this outbreak.
What is concentrated transportation, including a high volume of truck traffic from warehouses and highways
Does the South Bronx have the worst air quality in all of New York City?
What is Yes.
Activists say this type of traffic should be reduced to improve air quality.
What is truck traffic?
This activist from South Bronx Unite criticizes placing polluting facilities in communities of color.
Who is Mychal Johnson?
Black Americans are exposed to this percent more pollution than they generate.
What is 56%?
Name one reason for the high volume of truck traffic.
What is Water and Power Plants
Hospitalizations for this condition are nearly 5 times the national average in the South Bronx.
What is asthma?
South Bronx Unite installed these devices throughout the city to track environmental conditions.
What are air quality sensors?
This local gardener from Mott Haven has witnessed the asthma crisis firsthand.
Who is Daniel Chervoni?
Hispanic Americans are exposed to this percent more pollution than they generate.
What is 63%?
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What is Trix
97% of asthma cases in the South Bronx are from individuals of these two ethnic backgrounds.
Who are Hispanic and Black residents?
Activists argue that this practice of deciding where to place industrial sites should be reconsidered.
What is facility siting?
This researcher led a study revealing racial disparities in pollution exposure.
Who is Christopher Tessum?
Non-Hispanic whites breathe this percent less pollution than they produce.
What is 17%?
How did the temperature in the Bronx affect air pollution and asthma?
What is extreme heat can worsen air pollution and cause asthma attacks
This age group experiences especially high asthma rates in the South Bronx.
Who are children?
One solution is to regulate this more strictly to reduce air pollution.
What are emissions?
This figure is angry about the lack of control residents have over the air they breathe.
Who is Daniel Chervoni?
This percent of asthma cases in the South Bronx are among Hispanic or Black individuals.
What is 97%?
The organization that identified concentrated transportation as a major pollution source in the South Bronx.
What is South Bronx Unite?
Asthma hospitalization rates in the South Bronx are nearly this many times higher than in some other NYC neighborhoods.
What is 20 times higher?
This type of activism, often led by local organizations, is pushing for accountability in environmental decisions.
What is environmental justice activism?
This key figure questions the fairness of creating jobs at the cost of residents’ health.
Who is Mychal Johnson?
Asthma hospitalization rates in the South Bronx are this many times the national average.
What is 5 times?