Mississippi River industrial corridor

E424654

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.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental justice hotspot ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ
industrial region ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cancer Alley ⓘ
Chemical Corridor ⓘ
containsFacilityType chemical plant ⓘ
fertilizer plant ⓘ
hazardous waste site ⓘ
oil refinery ⓘ
petrochemical plant ⓘ
plastics plant ⓘ
waste disposal facility ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
extendsFrom Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
extendsTo New Orleans, Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: New Orleans
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 ⓘ
passesThrough Ascension Parish ⓘ
East Baton Rouge Parish ⓘ
Iberville Parish ⓘ
Jefferson Parish ⓘ
Orleans Parish ⓘ
St. Charles Parish ⓘ
St. James Parish ⓘ
St. John the Baptist Parish ⓘ
West Baton Rouge Parish ⓘ
regulatoryAuthority Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality ⓘ
United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
subjectOf documentaries on pollution and cancer risk ⓘ
environmental justice studies ⓘ
public health research ⓘ
timePeriod developed primarily in the mid-20th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

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 → Midwestern and Southern United States energy corridor ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River industrial corridor
LaPlace, Louisiana → isInRegion → Mississippi River industrial corridor ⓘ
Port of Greater Baton Rouge → isPartOf → Lower Mississippi River port complex ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River industrial corridor
Convent, Louisiana → isOn → Mississippi River east bank industrial corridor ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River industrial corridor
Mississippi River industrial corridor → alsoKnownAs → Cancer Alley ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River industrial corridor
Gramercy, Louisiana → belongsTo → Mississippi River industrial corridor ⓘ
Lutcher, Louisiana → locatedOnTransportCorridor → Mississippi River corridor ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River industrial corridor
Iberville Parish, Louisiana → locatedIn → Mississippi River industrial corridor ⓘ
U.S. Gulf Coast petrochemical corridor → majorSubregion → New Orleans–Mississippi River industrial corridor ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River industrial corridor
Bayou Choctaw → near → Mississippi River corridor ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River industrial corridor
Avondale, Louisiana → locatedInRegion → Mississippi River industrial corridor ⓘ
subject linked to: Avondale
River Parishes region → partOf → Mississippi River corridor ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River industrial corridor