“The Utah Department of Health says nine percent of Utahns now have asthma. The polluted air in the valley causes and aggravates it for many. What does this cost?” asks Charles in Ogden.
By Charles Trentelman | The Public Forumon the Great Salt Lake is very necessary but this story should more directly address the costs of controlling the dust compared to the costs of not doing anything.
People making that decision need to know that not controlling that dust will have huge monetary costs in other places, such as medical problems. The Utah Department of Health says nine percent of Utahns now have asthma. The polluted air in the valley causes and aggravates it for many. What does this cost?
That doesn’t include the cost of controlling more serious cases, nor lost work time, nor emergency rooms, nor funerals for the thousands who die from asthma every year.
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