Russell Dowling|Bret Ericson|Jack Caravanos|Patrick Grigsby|Yaw Amoyaw-Osei
Spatial Associations Between Contaminated Land and Socio Demographics in Ghana
Pure Earth|Pure Earth|City University of New York|Pure Earth
associations contaminated land socio demographics well documented highincome countries low middleincome countries however little known extent contaminated land possible demographic correlations important yet sparsely researched topic potentially significant public health implications exposure pollution remains leading source morbidity mortality lowincome countries study review associations several socio demographic factors population population density unemployment education literacy contaminated sites ghana within context correlation association intend show relationship two variables namely contaminated sites socio demographics aggregated district level 2010 census data ghana statistical service contaminated site location data pure earths toxic sites identification program tsip spatially evaluated using number sites per kilometer squared within districts unit measurement found low medium positive correlation range 0285 0478 contaminated sites following socio demographics higher population density higher unemployment greater education higher literacy rate results support previous studies suggest several socio demographic factors may reasonably accurate predictors contaminated site locations research targeted data collection needed better understand associations ultimate goal developing predictive model