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Pollution Harms Allergy Sufferers and the Economy
In a new study released yesterday, two Cal State Fullerton economics professors claim that air pollution costs the economy of California $28 billion annually. The economists’ theory also suggests that the health costs are more staggering. Each year more than 3,800 premature deaths are attributable to the negative health effects of the air quality in this region of the United States.
In the press release on the Cal State Fullerton web site, the tag line in small print under the title should make California residents pause and take notice. The study says that more than 90 percent of Southern California residents breathe dangerous air. The research suggests that nearly every resident in the San Joaquin Valley area is exposed to life threatening pollutants on a regular basis.
Here are a few of the statistics for this region that are examined by the study:
Premature deaths among those 30 and older: 3,812
Days of reduced activity in adults: 3,517,720
Lost days of work: 466,880
Asthma attacks: 141,370
Days of Respiratory symptoms in children: 2,078,300
Amazingly, the number of pollution-related premature deaths in Los Angeles County is more than double the number of motor vehicle-related deaths. Improving air quality is a very important issue in our society. The results of this study show the huge economic benefits of cleaning up the environment in just one area of one state in the union. We can save a ton of money, but more importantly by improving air quality we can save peoples’ lives.
Posted by Jamie on Thursday, November 13, 2008
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