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Risks Caused by Low Levels of Pollution
The concept has arisen that pollutants in almost any concentration cause a small risk of death. This arises from a consideration of cancer and contrasts with earlier work where a threshold is assumed. The theoretical and experimental evidence for this concept is reviewed, and some important conseque...
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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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1978
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2595637/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/676350 |
| Sumario: | The concept has arisen that pollutants in almost any concentration cause a small risk of death. This arises from a consideration of cancer and contrasts with earlier work where a threshold is assumed. The theoretical and experimental evidence for this concept is reviewed, and some important consequences are drawn for societal decision making. |
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