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shift pollution to areas where the negative health impacts are larger. Hence, it will be useful to carefully assess the …
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This study provides the first evidence that air pollution causes economy-wide reductions in market economic activity … based on data for Europe. The analysis combines satellite-based measures of air pollution with statistics on regional … based on thermal inversions is used to identify the causal impact of air pollution on economic activity. The estimates show …
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While environmental economics studies using stated life satisfaction data have been gaining attention, much of this … data from four European countries on life satisfaction and perceptions of environmental quality with independent (i … environmental determinants of life satisfaction, and monetary valuation of air quality improvements. We also estimate that the value …
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This paper reviews and compares five case studies on quantification and economic valuation of benefits in cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) of regulating phthalates, mercury, PFOA (perfluoro-octanic acid) and its salts, NMP (1 methyl-2-pyrroloidine) and formaldehyde. The case studies had all been...
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organic solvent, used in a number of sectors. Health risks associated with the manufacture of NMP include the risk of …
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-fired electricity generation and the valuation of human health impacts linked to ingestion of methylmercury. …
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significant concern that these substances can act as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), affecting both human health and …
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fixative and as a preservative in consumer products. Formaldehyde exposure can be harmful to human health. …
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and public health. Alarming smog outbreaks during the 2010-13 period prompted the government to introduce a number of … reforms to control air pollution, including a re-organisation of environmental institutions, improving the coordination and … pollution sources. This paper reviews these recent developments, and discusses key remaining challenges. The paper complements …
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