A Closer Look at Air Pollution in Houston: - Green Houston

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All text, analysis and displays contained within the Report of the Mayor's TaskForce on the Health Effects of Air Pollution remain the property of either their individualauthors or the Institute for Health Policy of The University of Texas Schoolof Public Health and should not be used or reproduced for any purpose withoutproper attribution and citation. Reproduction, redistribution, or modification of thisReport for commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permissionfrom the Institute for Health Policy, The University of Texas School of Public Health.Any questions regarding the use or content of this report should be referred to theInstitute for Health Policy, at (713) 500-9318, Monday through Friday, from 8:30amto 5:00pm Central Standard Time. Requests regarding authorizations or permissionsshould be made in writing to: Institute for Health Policy, The University ofTexas School of Public Health, P.O. Box 20186, Houston, TX 77225.www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/ihpCover photo by Marc RasmussenAgency/Dreamstime.comInset cover photo by Stephen H. Linder
A Closer Look at Air Pollution in Houston:Identifying Priority Health RisksReport of theMayor's Task Force on theHealth Effects of Air PollutionConvened by theINSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICYUnder the auspices ofThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houstonand theCity of HoustonINSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY REPORT ES-001-006Photo by Heidi Bethel
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