Recreation and risk around Los Alamos: Are Hispanics more at risk?

Authors
Citation
J. Burger, Recreation and risk around Los Alamos: Are Hispanics more at risk?, J TOX E H A, 61(4), 2000, pp. 265-280
Citations number
25
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology,"Pharmacology & Toxicology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A
ISSN journal
1528-7394 → ACNP
Volume
61
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
265 - 280
Database
ISI
SICI code
1528-7394(20001027)61:4<265:RARALA>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The Department of Energy (DOE) and other federal facilities are involved in massive remediation and restoration efforts on lands that may eventually b e turned over for recreation or other uses by the public. In addition, othe r sites are expected to continue their ongoing missions, but recreation may be sanctioned, or not discouraged, on their remediated lands. Understandin g the amount and types of recreation of regional residents who might use su ch lands, as well as their willingness to use these lands, is critical to d etermining both cleanup and restoration standards, and potential future ris k. In this article the recreational rates, current recreational use, and wi llingness to recreate on Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico are e xamined for 356 people interviewed at a well-attended gun show in Albuquerq ue, NM. There were few significant ethnic differences in recreational rates , although Hispanics had higher fishing rates and lower bird-watching rates than whites. Women hunted less, and photographed more, than men. Younger p eople fished and hunted more, and bird-watched less, than older people. The re were no differences in recreational rates as a function of income or edu cation. These data can be used for understanding potential exposure of peop le in the vicinity of Los Alamos.