Table 3.

Main characteristics and results of identified studies on distributive justice in industrially contaminated sites, 2010–2017.

Ref.	Type of Contamination	Country	National/Local	Study Design and Methods	Unit of Analysis	Socioeconomic Characteristics/Social Dimensions
[40]	Heavy industry: Chemical (Seveso plants)	France	Local (Mardyck village within the urban area of Dunkirk)	Socio-environmental study Interviews	Individual level: Adults (People aged at least 16); N. 158 as fraction of the total population N. 270	Occupation (Socio-professional class and Unemployment), Education, house ownership
Results on environmental inequalities: Economic and social contains, cognitive and cultural bias. Quite low educational level and intermediate professional levels. Higher unemployment than in France average. Perception of residents: the majority emphasized the availability of quiet and pleasant public space, while a minority declared lack of choice relating to living in the village due to economic constraints (unable to move from the village).
[41]	Mining	Sweden	Local (Gállok, area in Jokkmok municipality)	Socio-environmental study Interviews, unstructured non-participant observations and documents	Individual level different stakeholders; N. 13	Ethnicity (Sami indigenous population)
Results on environmental inequalities: Asymmetric power relations among stakeholders. Historical mis-recognition of the indigenous population (Sami) as relevant stakeholder, resulting in lack of influence in decisions concerning land-use.
[42]	Industrial facilities (power plants, waste disposal)	Finland	Local (Helsinki, Sörnäinen district)	Historical analysis Information from archival sources and documents	-	Socioeconomic class
Results on environmental inequalities: Social and environmental living conditions were poor. Disadvantaged area. Environmental inequities were due to land-use. Siting decisions and related decision-making processes resulted in a trend of accumulating environmental burden (self-reinforcing siting policies).
[43]	Mining	Northern Europe	Local (8 communities living in areas around contamination source in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Murmansk region in Norwest Russia)	Socio-environmental study Interviews and focus groups	Individual level. Different stakeholders; N. 85	Socioeconomic status associated with cultural values (i.e., way of life)
Results on environmental inequalities: Inhabitants of the communities have no power to influence the development of the areas where they live in respect to State-led or international companies (glocal phenomena). Lack of information and participation in decisions. Loss of their own cultural way of life.