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sacrifice zone: a standalone construct

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Environmental health

a community, often low-income or minority, living next to heavily polluting industry and bearing a disproportionate share of toxic exposure.

In environmental health, sacrifice zone refers to a community, often low-income or minority, living next to heavily polluting industry and bearing a disproportionate share of toxic exposure. This meaning comes from Lerner (2010) in Sacrifice Zones.[1]

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References

Lerner, S. (2010). Sacrifice Zones. The MIT Press. https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/8157.001.0001

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