Mississippi River industrial corridor

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environmental justice hotspot geographic region industrial region

The Mississippi River industrial corridor is a heavily industrialized stretch along the lower Mississippi River in Louisiana, known for its dense concentration of petrochemical plants and refineries and associated environmental and health concerns.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Mississippi River industrial corridor canonical	2
Lower Mississippi River port complex	1
Midwestern and Southern United States energy corridor	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environmental justice hotspot ⓘ geographic region ⓘ industrial region ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cancer Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ Chemical Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsFacilityType	chemical plant ⓘ fertilizer plant ⓘ hazardous waste site ⓘ oil refinery ⓘ petrochemical plant ⓘ plastics plant ⓘ waste disposal facility ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
extendsFrom	Baton Rouge, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
extendsTo	New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDemographicCharacteristic	large African American population in many river parishes ⓘ
hasIssue	disproportionate impact on Black communities ⓘ fenceline community exposure ⓘ industrial accidents ⓘ regulatory enforcement disputes ⓘ toxic emissions ⓘ
hasPrimaryIndustry	chemical manufacturing ⓘ fertilizer production ⓘ oil refining ⓘ petrochemical industry ⓘ plastics manufacturing ⓘ synthetic rubber production ⓘ
knownFor	air pollution ⓘ elevated cancer risk concerns ⓘ environmental health concerns ⓘ environmental justice conflicts ⓘ high concentration of industrial facilities ⓘ water pollution ⓘ
lengthApproxKm	137 ⓘ
lengthApproxMiles	85 ⓘ
locatedIn	Louisiana ⓘ
locatedOn	Lower Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesThrough	Ascension Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ East Baton Rouge Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Iberville Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Orleans Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Charles Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ St. James Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ St. John the Baptist Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ West Baton Rouge Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ
regulatoryAuthority	Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf	documentaries on pollution and cancer risk ⓘ environmental justice studies ⓘ public health research ⓘ
timePeriod	developed primarily in the mid-20th century ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. James Parish, Louisiana → locatedIn → Mississippi River industrial corridor ⓘ

Oil Capital of the World → hasGeographicContext → Mississippi River industrial corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Midwestern and Southern United States energy corridor

LaPlace, Louisiana → isInRegion → Mississippi River industrial corridor ⓘ

Port of Greater Baton Rouge → isPartOf → Mississippi River industrial corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Mississippi River port complex