2026-08-11 ブラウン大学
＜関連情報＞
- https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-08-11/environmental-hazards-schools
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2609567123
米国の学校と環境ハザード発生場所との近接性：全国的な分析 US schools’ proximity to environmental hazard sites: A national analysis
Sohil Malik, Matthew A. Kraft, and Grace T. Falken
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Published:August 11, 2026
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2609567123
Abstract
We conduct a nationwide assessment of U.S. PreK-12 public and private schools’ proximity to known environmental hazard sites tracked by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Superfund sites, brownfields, and Toxics Release Inventory facilities. Prior research documents a range of negative health and academic consequences for youth exposed to legacy contaminants and pollution released by these sites. Nearly 10,000 schools (8%), enrolling 3.36 million students and employing 480,000 teachers and staff, are located within a quarter mile (~400 m) of a hazardous site where exposure risk is most acute. Approximately 44% of schools are located within one mile—a distance where negative exposure effects are well documented. Risks are borne disproportionately by Native, Black, Hispanic, and low-income students who are 124%, 86%, 43%, and 40% more likely to attend schools within a quarter mile of a hazardous site. Proximity to multiple hazards and higher-risk sites is also highly inequitable.
