The Costs of Air Quality Deterioration and Benefits of Air Pollution Control
Estimates of Mortality Costs for Two Pollutants in 40 US. Metropolitan Areas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2784846 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ben‐chieh Liu (MRIGlobal, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 187-195 |
| Publication date | 1979-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1979.tb02879.x |
| PMID | 11630717 |
| OpenAlex | W1978022756 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
Although it is still impossible to place a dollar value on human lives and on the total health effeets of air pollution, the excessive mortality costs of two air pollutants-sulfur dioxide (SO2 and total suspended particulates (TSP)-have been quantified for most of the 40 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States. Based on 1970 data, total mortality damage for SO2 was estimated at $887 million and for TSP at $1.044 billion. The benefit from reducing these pollutants could exceed $1.328 billion annually, a figure useful in evaluating control costs
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| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1979 - 1979 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |