Summary of Health Values by Environmental Issue and Stressor
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Environmental Issue/Stressor | Less Severe Injuries or Minor | More Severe Injuries or | Deaths | | | Restricted Activity Days | Restricted Activity Days (RAD | | | | (MRAD) or Number of Less | or Number of More Severe | (Thousands of Dollars) | | | Severe Health Cases (LSHC) | Health Cases (MSHC) | | | | | | | | | (Thousands of Dollars) | (Thousands of Dollars) | | ========================================================================================================================================== | Accidents and Accidental Releases | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Emergency Events Involving | 68,366 | NE a | 1,000,000 | | Hazardous Substances | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Outdoor Air Pollution | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Ozone | 3,289.6 | NE | NE a | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Particulates | NE a | 440,555 | 60,000.0 [Low] | | | | | | | | | | 3,990,000.0 [High] | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Volatile Organic Pollutants | NE | NE | 2,640.0 [Urban Low] | | | | | | | | | | 13,280.0 [Urban High] | | | | | | | | | | 40,000 [Rural Low] | | | | | | | | | | 480,000 [Rural High] | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Asbestos | NE | NE | 3,720.0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Resource Conservation and Recovery | NE | NE | 70,000 | | Act Sites (RCRA) | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Indoor Air Pollution | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Asbestos | NE | NE | 3,300.0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Lead | 67,886.9 | 3,764.9 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Radon | NE | NE | 491,200.0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Environmental Tobacco Smoke | NE | NE | Lung Cancers | | | | | | | | | | 70,000.0 | | | | | | | | | | Infant Deaths | | | | | | | | | | 62,000.0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Indoor Air Chemicals | NE | NE | 32,000.0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Food and Drinking Water Contamination | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Pesticides | | NE | 2,600.0 [Low] | | | | | | | | | | 17,200.0 [High] | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Pathogenic Contamination of Food | 78,756.0 | NE | 276,000.0 | | and Drinking Water | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Chemical Contamination of Drinking | | | 60,000.0 | | Water Supplies | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Arsenic Contamination of Domestic | | | 540,000 [Low] | | Wells | | | | | | | | 20,800.0 [High] | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Land and Soil Contamination | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Resource Conservation and Recovery | NE | NE | 5,200 | | Act Sites (RCRA) | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Underground Storage Tanks | NE | NE | 534,000 | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | CERCLA (Federal Superfund) and | NE | NE | 20,000.0 [Low] | | WQARF (State Superfund) Sites | | | | | | | | 80,000.0 [High] | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Radiation | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Ionizing Radiation | NE | NE | 460,200.0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR) | NE | NE | 174,000.0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Exposure to Hazardous Materials | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Pesticide Applications | NE | NE | 182,000 [Low] | | | | | | | | | | 520,000 [High] | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Occupational Exposure to Hazardous | 462,928 | 725,553 | 610,000.0 | | Materials | | | | 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