Estimating the Public Health Benefits of Proposed Air Pollution Regulations

EPA estimates that thousands of premature deaths and cases of illnesses may be avoided by reducing air pollution. At the request of Congress, this report reviews the scientific basis of EPA's methods used in estimating the public health benefits from its air pollution regulations.

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EPA estimates that thousands of premature deaths and cases of illnesses may be avoided by reducing air pollution. At the request of Congress, this report reviews the scientific basis of EPA's methods used in estimating the public health benefits from its air pollution regulations.

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• Authors: Board on Environmental Studies and Toxic, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Committee on Estimating the Health-Risk, Committee on Estimating the Health-Risk-Reduction Benefits of Proposed Air Pollution Regulations, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Academy Of Sciences, National Research Council
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2002
• EAN: 9780309086097
• ISBN: 978-0-309-08609-7
• No. of pages: 187
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 211 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 313 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Umweltschutz, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, MEDICAL / Public Health, Meteorologie und Klimatologie (Klimaforschung), SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, Medical / Nursing