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Excess emissions are air pollution releases that exceed permitted levels and occur during facility start-ups, shutdowns … robust evidence on the costs of excess emissions. We find that excess emissions increase harmful nearby pollution and elderly … mortality, and are responsible for over $250 million in annual damages in Texas alone …
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constant. We find that the share of the aged population, obesity rates, and local air pollution levels have a positive effect …
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Biochar is the carbon-rich product produced by thermal decomposition of organic material in anaerobic conditions or under limited supply of oxygen. The removal of pollutants from water using biochar materials is a low cost, sustainable approach for providing pure water. The adsorption of mercury...
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dioxide emissions, and government health spending on infant and under-5 mortality rates in Nigeria from 1981 to 2019. The … analysis showed that carbon dioxide emissions significantly increase under-5 mortality rates and infant mortality rates in the … short and long run. In addition, government health expenditure significantly decreases under-5 and infant mortality rates in …
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, Vietnam, and 33 African countries to analyze the causal links between pollution exposure experienced during the very earliest …The fallout of nitrogen pollution is considered one of the largest global externalities facing the world, impacting air … stages of life and later-life health. The results show that pollution exposure experienced in the critical years of …
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study, we selected Jiaxing city as research area for that the environmental pollution problem has become prominent with …
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