| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 368 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The Resources for the Future library collection, policy and governance |
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Resources for the Future Library collection. Policy and governance ; volume 6
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Theory and method -- 3. Total U.S. mortality, 1960 and 1961 -- 4. Disaggregated mortality rates, 1960 and 1961 -- 5. Effects of occupation mix, climate, and home heating characteristics, 1960 -- 6. Suicides, venereal disease, and crime rates, 1960 and 1961 -- 7. 1969 replication, further verification, and summary -- 8. Cross-sectional time-series analysis, 1960-1969 -- 9. The relationship between daily mortality and daily air pollution -- 10. The benefits and costs of air pollution abatement -- 11. Summary and conclusion |
| Summary |
Upon competition of a ten year research project which analyzes the effect of air pollution and death rates in US cities, Lester B. Lave and Eugene P. Seskin conclude that the mortality rate in the US could shrink by seven percent with a similar if not greater decline in disease incidence if industries followed EPA regulations in cutting back on certain pollutant emissions. The authors claim that this reduction is sufficient to add one year to average life expectancy. Originally published in 1977 |
| Notes |
Originally published in 1977 by The John Hopkins University Press for Resources for the Future |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-270) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Air -- Pollution -- Toxicology -- United States -- Statistics
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Air -- Pollution -- United States -- Statistics
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Mortality -- United States.
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Environmental toxicology -- United States
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MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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Air -- Pollution
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Air -- Pollution -- Toxicology
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Environmental toxicology
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Mortality
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Statistics, Vital.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140555
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United States -- Statistics, Medical.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140553
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
Statistics
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Medical statistics
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Vital statistics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Seskin, Eugene P
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Resources for the Future.
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| ISBN |
9781135996666 |
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1135996660 |
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1315064456 |
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9781315064451 |
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