If the lifetime incremental (individual) risk from a carcinogenic air pollutant at a particular concentration is 6.8x10-4, and everyone in Sacramento County (population 1.6 million) is exposed to this pollutant concentration, how many additional cancer cases would be expected per year on average? Enter your answer with one decimal point.

If the lifetime incremental (individual) risk from a carcinogenic air pollutant at a particular concentration is 6.8x10-4, and everyone in Sacramento County (population 1.6 million) is exposed to this pollutant concentration, how many additional cancer cases would be expected per year on average? Enter your answer with one decimal point.

Solid Waste Engineering

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781305635203

Author:Worrell, William A.

Publisher:Worrell, William A.

Chapter8: Landfills

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8.5P

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