2018 Yes https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11524-018-0318-7 Servadio, Joseph L North America Observational Epidemiology Study Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Air pollution Cardiovascular disease Respiratory disease Inequity Racial disparity Infrastructure The statistical model showed areas with majority
African-American populations had significantly higher
exposure to both air pollutants and higher prevalence of
each disease. When considering univariate associations
between pollution and health outcomes, the only signif-
icant association existed between nitrogen oxides and
COPD being negatively correlated. Greater percent tree
canopy cover and green space access were associated
with higher prevalence of COPD, CHD, and stroke.
Overall, in considering health outcomes in connection
with pollution exposure infrastructure and ethnic demo-
graphics, demographics remained the most significant
explanatory variable.