National estimates for the health impacts of air pollution levels greater than recommended by the American Thoracic Society include:

• 21,300 avoidable deaths (95 percent CI: 16,180–26,200);
• 3,000 new cases of lung cancer (95 percent CI: 1,550–4,390);
• 10,660 preterm births and/or low birth weight; (95 percent CI: 3,180–18,330);
• 748,660 occurrences of various cardiovascular and respiratory morbidities (95 percent CI: 326,050–1,057,080); and,
• 4 million adversely impacted days (95 percent CI: 7.9–92.4 million).

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