Psychological and Social Impacts Associated with Contamination from the Woolfolk Chemical Works Plant in Fort Valley, Georgia
| dc.contributor.author | Slovic, Paul | |
| dc.contributor.author | Satterfield, Terre | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mertz, C. K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Flynn, James | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-11-08T19:19:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-11-08T19:19:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1996-09-04 | |
| dc.description | 147 pages | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | In February of 1996 a study of current and prior residents of the neighborhood adjacent to the Woolfolk Chemical Works Plant (a.k.a. Canadyne, a.k.a. SureCo, a.ka. the Dust House) in Fort Valley, Georgia was commissioned to assess psychological and social impacts stemming from the above-named chemical plant~ All aspects of the study were informed by the collective expertise of the study team and by extant peer-reviewed literature, on the subject of the perception of risk (especially toxicological risk) and the human experience of contamination (e.g., Edelstein, 1988; Kraus, Malmfors, & Slavic, 1992; Slovic, 1987}. The study had the following, specific objectives: 1. To interview all adult plaintiffs in the Jacob's Alley case as well as all adult plaintiffs in at least one of six related cases whose property' (or properties) had been tested for contaminants; 2. To examine specific expressions of perceived risk, particularly those which relate to fear, dread, control, uncertainty' and trust; 3. To obtain individual respondents' perceptions and qualitative evaluations of home, neighborhood, community, and plant; 4. To examine affective and emotive responses to neighborhood and residential stimuli; 5. To record respondents' thinking and concerns about their past, current and future health, as well as general feelings regarding peace-of-mind; 6. To record self-reported signs of emotional and physical distress; 7. To obtain information about interviewees' experiences and opinions about testing for contaminants, damage remediation, and lay/ expert communication. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Slovic, P., Satterfield, T., Mertz, C. K., & Flynn, J. (1996). Psychological and social impacts associated with contamination from the Woolfolk chemical works plant in Fort Valley, Georgia (Report No. 96-12). Eugene, OR: Decision Research. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/20635 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Decision Research | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Decision Research; 96-12; | |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Psychological impact | en_US |
| dc.subject | Social impact | en_US |
| dc.subject | Woolfolk Chemical Works | en_US |
| dc.subject | Contamination | en_US |
| dc.subject | Chemical contamination | en_US |
| dc.title | Psychological and Social Impacts Associated with Contamination from the Woolfolk Chemical Works Plant in Fort Valley, Georgia | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |