A Community's Fight for Justice: The Creosote Contamination Collection

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dc.contributor.authorCook, Catherineen_US
dc.contributor.authorSavizon, Abi-Graceen_US
dc.contributor.authorOlaifa, Sharonen_US
dc.contributor.orgHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-09T19:38:34Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-05-09T19:38:34Zen_US
dc.date.issued2025en_US
dc.descriptionThis item is a presentation detailing work conducted in Fondren Library's Fondren Fellows Program.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis presentation highlights documents and oral histories related to the creosote contamination of Houston's Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens. From 1899 to 1984, Southern Pacific Transportation Company used creosote as a wood preservative, leading to groundwater and soil contamination. The area was determined to be a cancer cluster in 2019, and community members have worked with the EPA, Houston Health Department, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and other organizations to address the harm caused by the contamination. This presentation aims to preserve information and, importantly, highlight personal narratives from community members. Members of the Fondren Fellows gathered and described these materials.en_US
dc.format.extent9 ppen_US
dc.identifier.digitalFF_Cook-Savizon-Olaifa_2025en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/118343en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherRice Universityen_US
dc.rightsThis work is protected by copyright and is made available here for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectcreosote contaminationen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental protectionen_US
dc.subjectcanceren_US
dc.titleA Community's Fight for Justice: The Creosote Contamination Collectionen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
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