McCarroll J R
Environ Health Perspect. 1983 Oct;52:255-6. doi: 10.1289/ehp.8352255.
Health effects associated with electricity production, especially air pollution from fossil fuel combustion, have received much attention in the past 30 years. Virtually no attention has been paid to the health costs of a reduced or overpriced energy supply although these are real and formidable. Stringent regulations mandating control technology on stack emissions and/or burning of low sulfur fuels have been promulgated which cost the American public billions of dollars. These have indeed alleviated some health problems, but pressures to further tighten regulations offer little chance of further health benefits commensurate with their cost and are most likely to produce a new series of problems.
与电力生产相关的健康影响，尤其是化石燃料燃烧产生的空气污染，在过去30年中受到了广泛关注。尽管能源供应减少或价格过高带来的健康成本是真实且巨大的，但实际上却几乎没有人关注。已经颁布了严格的法规，要求对烟囱排放采用控制技术和/或燃烧低硫燃料，这让美国公众付出了数十亿美元。这些法规确实缓解了一些健康问题，但进一步收紧法规的压力几乎没有机会带来与成本相称的更多健康益处，而且很可能会产生一系列新问题。
