Evaluation of the annual economic costs associated with PM2.5-based health damage—a case study in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Bui, Long Ta; Nguyen, Phong Thanh

doi:10.1007/s11869-022-01282-0

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“…Detailed statistics on population (total and sex distribution) and population density distribution by district, as well as by the sub-divisions, are shown in Table 2. The gridded spatial distribution data of the total exposed population, the age-speci c population, and gender-speci c population of HCMC in 2019 with a resolution of ~ 3.0 km × 3.0 km was similarly constructed from a previous study (Bui & Nguyen, 2022) which was shown in Fig. 2.…”

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Chronic and acute health effects of PM2.5 exposure and the basis of pollution control targets

Bui¹,

Nguyen²,

Nguyen³

2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Ho Chi Minh City is changing and expanding quickly, leading to environmental consequences that seriously threaten human health. PM 2.5 pollution is one of the main causes of premature death. In this context, studies have evaluated strategies to control and reduce air pollution; such pollution-control measures need to be economically justi ed. The objective of this study was to assess the socioeconomic damage caused by exposure to the current pollution scenario, taking 2019 as the base year. A methodology for calculating and evaluating the economic and environmental bene ts of air pollution reduction was implemented. This study aimed to simultaneously evaluate the impacts of both short-term (acute) and long-term (chronic) PM 2.5 pollution exposure on human health, providing a comprehensive overview of economic losses attributable to such pollution. Spatial partitioning (inner-city and suburban) on health risks of PM 2.5 and detailed construction of health impact maps by age group and sex on a spatial resolution grid (3.0 km × 3.0 km) was performed. The calculation results show that the economic loss from premature deaths due to short-term exposure (approximately 38.86 trillion VND) is higher than that from long-term exposure (approximately 14.89 trillion VND). As the government of HCMC has been developing control and mitigation solutions for the Air Quality Action Plan towards short-and mediumterm goals in 2030, focusing mainly on PM 2.5 , the results of this study will help policymakers develop a roadmap to reduce the impact of PM 2.5 during 2025-2030.

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