Joppa residents are exposed to twice to three times as much air pollution, study finds.
The results showed that Joppa residents have an asthma rate of 18% compared to the 7.6% reported in Texas overall.
Joppa is one of the most polluted neighborhoods in Dallas. According to the environmental advocacy group, Downwinders at Risk, the air pollution comes from TAMKO Asphalt Shingle Plant, Union Pacific Switchyard and other local industrial facilities.These facilities release particulate matter, dust, or soot from fossil fuel engines, boilers and furnaces. The particles are so small they can enter the lungs or bloodstream of those exposed, according to the Joppa Health Project website.
During the study period, one or more Joppa monitors exceeded the EPA’s national 24-hour particulate matter exposure standard an average of once a week.Results from the Joppa monitors exceeded the 24-hour particulate matter exposure standard of the World Health Organization by an average of almost once a day.
The people who participated in the study were 65% Black and 30% Latino. More women participated than men, with 57% participating. Julio Chaparro, center, co-chair of Justice For Joppa, adjusts a headphone as he listens to a Spanish translation of the meeting.“In the beginning, I didn’t believe any of those things about the pollution,” Chaparro told The Dallas Morning News. “But after six months, I started to feel a sore throat and have difficulty breathing at night.
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