Cost is an inevitable, but often overlooked and uncounted, consequence of environmental
contamination. Any degradation of the environment, whether it is contamination of air or …

This monograph is the third in a series of analyses by the American Lung Association to
discuss the complex issue of identifying economic costs related to the health-related effects …

Many epidemiologic data support the association between ambient air pollution and all-
cause mortality and morbidity, mainly from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases …

This study estimates the economic costs associated with several diseases and disabilities
attributable to environmental contaminants in Washington State, including asthma …

Outdoor air pollution is a major determinant of health worldwide. The greatest public health
effects are from increased mortality in adults. However, both PM and O3 also cause a wide …

We thank Morfeld and Erren for their interest in our recent publication on ''Quantifying the
health impacts of ambient air pollutants: recommendations of a WHO/Europe …

A growing body of scientific literature implicates toxic exposures in childhood illnesses and
developmental disorders. When these illnesses and disabilities result from environmental …

Existing studies that estimate the economic cost of environmentally related disease show
that of the 188billionindiseasecostsin1972,approximately 75 billion can be traced to …

This paper focuses on the use of results of epidemiological studies to quantify the effects on
health, particularly on mortality, of long-term exposure to air pollutants. It introduces health …

Three main types of studies are currently used to estimate the health and related costs to
society of environment pollution. The first type estimates the costs of multiple disease …