An Examination of Pollution and Poverty in the Great Lakes Basin

This PollutionWatch study examines the links between reported industrial air releases and income throughout the Great Lakes basin.

The study maps air release data of toxic pollutants and criteria air contaminants from the federal government’s National Pollutant Release Inventory (2005 data), and income data from Statistics Canada (2001 Statistics Canada Census) to explore whether areas in the Great Lakes basin with high air releases also have high percentages of people living in poverty. 

The study also examines the relationship between pollution and poverty at the neighbourhood level in the City of Toronto, providing detailed information of how the two may be related on a much smaller geographic scale. 

Download the study: Pollution and Poverty in the Great Lakes Basin

Download the Great Lakes Basin Summary Fact Sheet

Download the City of Toronto Summary Fact Sheet

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