Graduate Thesis Research

Written By Katie Van Munster

Rochester Institute of Technology and others | Rochester, NY | 7/2015-5/2018

  • Modeled the health effects of particulate matter emissions of diesel trucks involved in the transportation of hydraulic fracturing materials and wastes using ArcGIS and BenMap-CE to investigate environmental health effects of fossil fuel development.

  • Found that low-income communities in and near cities and major roadways were most at risk for health problems caused by emissions.

  • Wrote and published a thesis complete with maps, graphs, and other data visualizations.

  • Wrote technical step-by-step instructions of my methodology.

  • https://repository.rit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=10925&context=theses

Katie Van Munster
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