Abstract
Estimates of the benefits of reducing PM2.5 air pollution are highly dependent upon the shape of the PM2.5-mortality concentration-response (C-R) function. Recent evidence indicates that this C-R function may be supralinear across wide ranges of exposure, suggesting that incremental pollution abatement efforts may yield greater benefits in relatively clean areas than in highly polluted areas. This paper explores the role of the shape of the C-R function in evaluating and understanding the costs and health benefits of PM2.5 air pollution abatement.
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PollutionAir pollutionParticulatesEnvironmental scienceYield (engineering)Environmental protectionFunction (biology)Pollution preventionNatural resource economicsAerodynamic diameterEnvironmental engineeringWaste managementEcologyEngineeringEconomicsBiology
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- 65
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- 5
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- 516-522
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C. Arden Pope,
Maureen Cropper,
Jay S. Coggins
et al.
(2014).
Health benefits of air pollution abatement policy: Role of the shape of the concentration–response function.
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association
, 65
(5)
, 516-522.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2014.993004
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- 10.1080/10962247.2014.993004