Ibrahim Soliman

Professor Zayas

ENG 210

10/27/24

                                              Annotated bibliography

Mathiarasan, S., & Hüls, A. (2021, January 19). Impact of environmental injustice on children’s health-interaction between air pollution and socioeconomic status. MDPI. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/2/795

•     Martiarasan and Hüls both argue that disadvantaged communities have no access to clean and healthy air. They claim that environmental injustice refers to the phenomenon where underprivileged people face higher levels of air pollution and other health risks, leading to greater negative impacts on their well-being. This is particularly significant for children, who are more vulnerable due to their developing bodies. Both authors hope they could bring awareness towards this issue as soon as possible because due to an increase of industrialization, urbanization and traffic pollution they fear future generations’ respiratory system will be at risk. Environmental injustice often occurs in lower socioeconomic communities. Being in a low socioeconomic position implies that the community lacks both financial resources and social status. In a financially stable country communities that have low socioeconomic status are the most susceptible to chronic diseases. Due to their smaller body weights, children are exposed to a greater amount of air pollution compared to adults in the same environment. Since children are the future of the society it is important to recognise that they cannot defend themselves or bring about change. Their organs and brain are still developing, making them more vulnerable to the harmful effects of environmental substances. Children’s bodies have a slower digestive system, which means that harmful chemicals take longer to be processed and eliminated from their systems. As a result, contaminants tend to stay in their bodies for a longer period of time.

   Author links open overlay panelDavid Briggs, AbstractRecent studies have suggested that more deprived people tend to live in areas characterized by higher levels of environmental pollution. If generally true, Curtis, S., Gilbert, N. L., Janssen, N. A. H., Jerrett, M., Kingham, S., McDonnell, W. F., Oakes, J. M., Adams, J., Anderton, D. L., Batty, G. D., Benach, J., Blair, A., Blakely, T. A., Blakely, T., Blowers, A., Bowen, W., Breslow, N. E., … Gallagher, M. D. (2008, September 9). Environmental inequity in England: Small area associations between socio-economic status and environmental pollution. Social Science & Medicine. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953608003079 

• Briggs,Abellan and Fecht are addressing how local poor communities in London are suffering from diseases due to how low socioeconomic status that they have . Environmental injustices, characterized by low socio-economic status and poor living conditions, increase the risk of death or sickness due to pollution. Poor health affects job clients, income, mobility, and influence, limiting individuals’ ability to manage risks within their community. If the populace are unable to provide for their families because they are getting sick they won’t be able to make money. If they can’t make money the community socio-economic status will gradually become lower leading to much more pollution and harming the people furthermore. Due to their exposure from these toxic toxins.