Methodological considerations in the study of toxic waste hazards |
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| Institution: | 1. Pathology Department, Morales Meseguer University Hospital, Murcia, Spain;2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, USA;3. Internal Medicine Department, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Murcia, Spain;4. Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaloniki, Greece;5. Internal Medicine Department, Morales Meseguer University Hospital, Murcia, Spain;6. Department of Pathology, Reina Sofía University Hospital, Murcia, Spain;7. Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Spain;1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA;2. Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA;3. Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and LSI, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2216, USA;4. Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA;1. Instituto de Física, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Apdo. Postal J-48, Puebla, Puebla, 72570, Mexico;2. Centro de Investigación en Corrosión, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Av. Agustín Melgar s/n, Col. Buenavista, San Francisco de Campeche, C.P. 24039, Campeche, Mexico |
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| Abstract: | According to Deehon Ferris, a member of the EPA's Environmental Justice Advisory Panel, “The failure to recognize the inextricable link between the legacy of poverty and racism leads to the] development of mono-dimensional solutions” (BNA National Environment Daily, May 5, 1995). Ferris's statement is indicative of how the dialogue in environmental justice is one of framing issues in the context of an existing debate: race versus class. Building on an earlier empirical study, this article reframes the “race versus class” debate in the context of methodological considerations. By including two different indicators of toxic hazards, I demonstrate that some research designs may not properly assess environmental injustice (in this case environmental racism). I conclude that the “race versus class” debate must be elaborated in light of the appropriateness of different toxic indicators. |
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