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Air Pollution and Public Health in Pennsylvania
Publication Date: April 2006
Publisher(s): PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center
Author(s): Travis Madsen; Nathan Willcox
Funder(s): Energy Foundation
Funder(s): Energy Foundation
Topic: Environment (Pollution and environmental degradation)
Keywords: public health; air toxics
Type: Report
Coverage: Pennsylvania
Abstract:
Air pollution takes a significant toll on human health in Pennsylvania every year, shortening thousands of lives and sending thousands of people to area hospitals. Air Pollution and Public Health in Pennsylvania estimates the number of premature deaths, hospital admissions, asthma attacks, missed work days and other health consequences of air pollution in the state, recommending a series of steps toward cleaner air.