Cardiovascular disease-risk benefits of clean fuel technology and policy: A statistical analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1210-1222

  Gallagher, Paul ^a   Lazarus, William ^b   Shapouri, Hosein ^c   Conway, Roger ^c   Bachewe, Fantu ^b   Fischer, Amelia ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Clean fuel regulation and technology; Health benefits

Indexed keywords

CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CLEAN AIR; CLEAN AIR ACT; CLEAN FUEL; CLEAN FUEL REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY; CLEAN FUEL TECHNOLOGIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL REGRESSION; HEALTH BENEFITS; LEADED GASOLINE; LOCAL DATA; MORTALITY RATE; NEW YORK CITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL LIFE; STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIP; URBAN AREAS;

AIR POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; DIESEL ENGINES; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISKS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; STEEL METALLURGY; TECHNOLOGY;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72549117013     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.11.013     Document Type: Article

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