VALUING THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF CLEAN-AIR

被引:102
作者
HALL, JV
WINER, AM
KLEINMAN, MT
LURMANN, FW
BRAJER, V
COLOME, SD
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,SCH PUBL HLTH,DEPT ENVIRONM HLTH SCI,ENVIRONM SCI & ENGN PROGRAM,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
[2] SONOMA TECHNOL INC,SANTA ROSA,CA 95403
[3] INTEGRATED ENVIRONM SERV,IRVINE,CA 92715
[4] UNIV CALIF IRVINE,DEPT COMMUNITY & ENVIRONM MED,AIR POLLUT HLTH EFFECTS LAB,IRVINE,CA 92715
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10.1126/science.1536006
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
An assessment of health effects due to ozone and particulate matter (PM10) suggests that each of the 12 million residents of the South Coast Air Basin of California experiences ozone-related symptoms on an average of up to 17 days each year and faces an increased risk of death in any year of 1/10,000 as a result of elevated PM10 exposure. The estimated annual economic value of avoiding these effects is nearly $10 billion. Attaining air pollution standards may save 1600 lives a year in the region.
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页码:812 / 817
页数:6
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