Suppose 10 million people are exposed to a carcinogen that poses an individual lifetime (70-yr) cancer risk of 10^-4. (a) How many cancers per year might be caused by this carcinogen? (b) If spending $1 per year per person (for an indefinitely long time) to reduce exposure to that carcinogen reduces that risk to 10^-5, what would be the cost of each cancer avoided?

Suppose 10 million people are exposed to a carcinogen that poses an individual lifetime (70-yr) cancer risk of 10^-4. (a) How many cancers per year might be caused by this carcinogen? (b) If spending $1 per year per person (for an indefinitely long time) to reduce exposure to that carcinogen reduces that risk to 10^-5, what would be the cost of each cancer avoided?

Solid Waste Engineering

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781305635203

Author:Worrell, William A.

Publisher:Worrell, William A.

Chapter1: Integrated Solid Waste Management

Section: Chapter Questions

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