Abstract

Green criminologists have argued that exposure to environmental pollution constitutes a serious form of green victimization of the general public and public health. This claim has not been widely assessed empirically. The present study employs data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) over time to examine trends in exposure to environmental toxins among the U.S. population. NHANES data allow such an assessment through the collection of biological sampling used to determine exposure to environmental toxins. We examined trends for NHANES exposure estimates for biological indicators of pollutant exposure over time for 64 chemicals that have multiple measures. We divide the exposure trends into declining, stable, increasing, and unclear trajectory patterns and discuss the health consequences associated with exposure to measured chemical exposures. Discussion of the implications of this analysis and the need for future studies is provided.

摘要

绿色犯罪学家认为，暴露于环境污染是对公众和公共健康造成绿色伤害的一种严重形式。该说法尚未得到广泛的经验评估。本研究采用了美国国家健康与营养检查调查（NHANES）随时间变化的数据，以研究美国人群中环境毒素的暴露趋势。NHANES数据可通过收集用于确定暴露于环境毒素的生物样本进行评估。我们检查了NHANES暴露估计值的趋势，以分析64种采用多种措施的化学物质随时间的污染物暴露生物学指标。我们将暴露趋势分为下降，稳定，增加，和不清楚的轨迹模式，并讨论与测得的化学暴露有关的健康后果。讨论了这种分析的含义以及对未来研究的需求。