Investigation of Environmental Hazards Near Urban Agricultural Sites and Food Handling Behaviors of Consumers

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dc.contributor.advisorWilson, Sacobyen_US
dc.contributor.authorShargo, Isabel Hen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPublic and Community Healthen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-13T05:34:30Z
dc.date.available2018-09-13T05:34:30Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.description.abstractDespite knowledge of the presence of environmental contaminants at legacy sites including Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, land restoration sites (LRPs), and Superfund sites, limited research has been done to investigate proximity to environmental hazards and potential exposure risks of consumers to urban-grown produce. We conducted a spatial analysis on the distribution of legacy sites, healthy food priority areas, and urban farms by various sociodemographic factors and surveyed consumers to assess food handling behaviors. We found that more residents were unemployed, had less than a high school diploma and had a lower median household income in census tracts that hosted an urban farm and a TRI facility. Also, across most socio demographic groups, more than half of the individuals stated they ‘always’ washed the produce items surveyed. This research provides insight into the distribution of environmental hazards near urban farms and food handling behaviors of consumers of urban-grown produce.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2B27PV4H
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/21331
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEnvironmental healthen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledApplied GISen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledBaltimore Cityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCensus Tracten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledFood Disparitiesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledToxic Release Inventoryen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledUrban Agricultureen_US
dc.titleInvestigation of Environmental Hazards Near Urban Agricultural Sites and Food Handling Behaviors of Consumersen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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