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Science 14 February 1992:
Vol. 255. no. 5046, pp. 812 - 817
DOI: 10.1126/science.1536006
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Science, Vol 255, Issue 5046, 812-817
Copyright © 1992 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Valuing the health benefits of clean air

JV Hall, AM Winer, MT Kleinman, FW Lurmann, V Brajer, and SD Colome

Department of Economics, California State University, Fullerton 92634.

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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