Kerr, G.H., Meyer, M., Goldberg, D.L. et al. Air pollution impacts from warehousing in the United States uncovered with satellite data. Nat Commun
Objective:
- Provide a comprehensive nationwide study examining traffic, associated air pollution and environmental equity near warehouses
Case:
- US, grid
Methodology:
- Regression
Data Source
- Warehouse locations
- NO2
- ACS
- Traffic flow
Findings:
- The number of new warehouses constructed annually has decreased over the last four decades, roughly consistent with US domestic economic activity
- Local NO2 enhancements near warehouses are nearly 20% on average
