化石燃料的医疗负担

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燃烧化石燃料会释放大量的二氧化碳,加剧气候变化。虽然最近人们对它的关注较少,但燃烧还会排放大量的污染物,这些污染物可能导致多种疾病。美国各地最广泛的影响如下所示。

——马克·费斯凯蒂

由化石燃料发电厂的颗粒物污染造成的美国医疗负担

疾病

平均病例数

哮喘(住院人数)

3,020

肺炎(住院人数)

4,040

哮喘(急诊室就诊次数)

7,160

心血管疾病(住院人数)

9,720

慢性支气管炎

18,600

过早死亡

30,100

急性支气管炎

59,000

哮喘发作

603,000

下呼吸道疾病

630,000

上呼吸道疾病

679,000

工作日损失

513万

轻度活动受限天数

2630万


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资料来源:《不采取行动应对空气污染的健康成本》,作者:帕斯卡·斯卡佩基,经济合作与发展组织,环境工作论文,第2号。

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