- ISBN: 9781617260582 | 1617260584
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 10/31/2010
Upon completition of a 10-year research project which analyses the effect of air polution and death rates in US cities, Lave and Seskin conclude that the mortality rate in the US could shrink by 7% 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.