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12135641

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-23
pubmed:abstractText
This paper investigates community perceptions of and coping responses to a petrochemical refinery in Oakville, Ontario. The analysis of in-depth interviews (n=29) revealed the effects of social and community factors on residents' everyday life experiences of refinery emissions, and the factors that shape residents' perceptions and responses after the refinery's implementation of extensive measures to reduce emissions and odours. Overall, residents reported a reduction in odours from the refinery. While the refinery now poses a minimal or tolerable level of risk to some people in the community, it is still intolerable to others. The results show residents' shifting concerns, with their fears now focused on invisible emissions. Residents continue to employ both action-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies. These findings suggest that refinery intervention may have to move beyond the focus on technological measures to reduce odours to address the psychological and social concerns of residents.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
T
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1353-8292
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
177-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Community responses and coping strategies in the vicinity of a petroleum refinery in Oakville, Ontario.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Windsor, Ont., Canada N9B 3P4. luginaah@uwindsor.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't