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    January 1, 2016
    Utah Air Quality PM 2.5
    Randy Martin, Utah State University
    Roger A. Coulombe, Utah State University
    Roslynn Brain

    ...

    There appears to be no discernible threshold effect to the
    adverse health effects associated with PM2.5. Short-term
    (hours) exposure to PM2.5 can trigger heart attacks; and
    long-term chronic exposure (years) has been shown to
    decrease life expectancy15. In one study, increases of 10
    micrograms per cubic meter of air (μg/m3) above ?clean
    air? values (5 to 10 μg/m3) are associated with up to a 1%
    rise in cardiovascular death15.
    Studies in Utah are consistent with those in other
    locations. Researchers at Brigham Young University
    associated PM exposure with early mortality16 from
    a variety of cardiovascular and other diseases17. Each
    incremental PM2.5 rise of 10 μg/m3 was associated with
    a 13.1% increase in hospital admissions due to heart
    failure18. Also, University of Utah and Brigham Young
    University researchers recently reported that the risk of
    ?serious? heart attacks increase by 15% for every increase
    of 10μg above 25 μg per cubic liter of air19.
    In addition to the myriad health effects, Utah?s business
    community is increasingly concerned as air pollution
    can reduce our ability to attract new companies,
    jobs, and quality employees and their families20. For
    example, in 2012, a state economic development officer
    testified before a Utah legislative task force about how
    representatives from a foreign company cut short a Utah
    site visit upon experiencing a ?red air alert? pollution
    day. ?These folks were shocked, literally shocked,? he
    explained, ?They basically said ?we?re going to conclude
    our visit early because we?re just not interested in being
    in a place that has this kind of issue.?
    ?21.
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