Measuring the gains from improved air quality in the San Joaquin Valley

Hall, Jennifer; Brajer, Victor

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.05.002

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“…7 Briefly, we examined the effects of O 3 and NO 2 because each has a well-established causal relationship with asthma exacerbations. 20,21 In Southern California, NO 2 may be used as a proxy for general regional pollution (exclusive of O 3 ) including particulate matter, elemental carbon, and nitric acid—all associated with respiratory health effects. 22,23 O 3 is relatively uncorrelated with other regional pollutants in the Los Angeles air basin.…”

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Cost of near-roadway and regional air pollution–attributable childhood asthma in Los Angeles County

Brandt

Pérez

Künzli

et al. 2014

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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Background Emerging evidence suggests that near-roadway air pollution (NRP) exposure causes childhood asthma. Associated costs are not well documented. Objective We estimated the cost of childhood asthma attributable to residential NRP exposure and regional ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in Los Angeles County. We developed a novel approach to apportion the costs between these exposures under different pollution scenarios. Methods We integrated results from a study of willingness to pay to reduce the burden of asthma with studies of health care utilization and charges to estimate the costs of an asthma case and exacerbation. We applied those costs to the number of asthma cases and exacerbations due to regional pollution in 2007 and to hypothetical scenarios of a 20% reduction in regional pollution in combination with a 20% reduction or increase in the proportion of the total population living within 75m of a major roadway. Results Cost of air pollution-related asthma in Los Angeles County in 2007 was $441 million for O3 and $202 million for NO2 in 2010 dollars. Cost of routine care (care in absence of exacerbation) accounted for 18% of the combined NRP and O3 cost and 39% of the combined NRP and NO2 cost—costs not recognized in previous analyses. NRP-attributable asthma accounted for 43% (O3) to 51% (NO2) of the total annual cost of exacerbations and routine care associated with pollution. Hypothetical scenarios showed that costs from increased NRP exposure may offset savings from reduced regional pollution. Conclusions Our model disaggregates the costs of regional pollution and NRP exposure and illustrates how they might vary under alternative exposure scenarios. The cost of air pollution is a substantial burden on families and an economic loss for society.

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Cost of near-roadway and regional air pollution–attributable childhood asthma in Los Angeles County

Brandt

Pérez

Künzli

et al. 2014

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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“…Children's respiratory health, as reported in surveys filled out by the parents, was somewhat improved, although there were no differences among children from homes where stoves were changed compared with homes with other types of heating. Valley, California, 2003 In November 2003 in San Joaquin Valley, California, which was classified by the EPA as a serious nonattainment area for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Hall, Brajer & Lurmann, 2008), a regulation banning residential wood burning in areas below 914.4 m (3000 ft) with natural gas, when forecasts predict poor air quality, was implemented to improve the seasonal poor air quality in wintertime. Lighthall, Nunes & Tyner (2009) conducted comparative case studies in the Bakersfield and Fresno/Clovis metropolitan areas.…”

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A rapid assessment of the impact of hazard reduction burning around Sydney, May 2016

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Johnston

Horsley

et al. 2016

Medical Journal of Australia

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This document presents answers to 24 questions relevant to reviewing European policies on air pollution and to addressing health aspects of these policies. The answers were developed by a large group of scientists engaged in the WHO project "Review of evidence on health aspects of air pollution -REVIHAAP". The experts reviewed and discussed the newly accumulated scientific evidence on the adverse effects on health of air pollution, formulating science-based answers to the 24 questions. Extensive rationales for the answers, including the list of key references, are provided. The review concludes that a considerable amount of new scientific information on the adverse effects on health of particulate matter, ozone and nitrogen dioxide, observed at levels commonly present in Europe, has been published in recent years. This new evidence supports the scientific conclusions of the WHO air quality guidelines, last updated in 2005, and indicates that the effects in some cases occur at air pollution concentrations lower than those serving to establish these guidelines. It also provides scientific arguments for taking decisive actions to improve air quality and reduce the burden of disease associated with air pollution in Europe.This publication arises from the project REVIHAAP and has been co-funded by the European Union. Keywords AIR POLLUTANTS AIR POLLUTION -ADVERSE EFFECTS ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE GUIDELINES HEALTH POLICYAddress requests about publications of the WHO Regional Office for Europe to: Publications WHO Regional Office for Europe Scherfigsvej 8 DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Alternatively, complete an online request form for documentation, health information, or for permission to quote or translate, on the Regional Office web site (http://www.euro.who.int/pubrequest). © World Health Organization 2013All rights reserved. The Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization welcomes requests for permission to reproduce or translate its publications, in part or in full.The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate borderlines for which there may not yet be full agreement.The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters.All reasonable precautions have been taken by the World Health Organization to verify the information contained in this publication. However, the published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. ...

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“…We derived from linear function to estimate annual population risk as concentrationeresponse function. In some study, to quantify the expected reductions in adverse health effects associated with less exposure to PM 2.5 , they used an exponential concentrationeresponse function (Hall et al, 2008). The plausibility of concentrationeresponse function between linear and nonlinear have not yet found out.…”

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Evaluating the PM damage cost due to urban air pollution and vehicle emissions in Seoul, Korea

Lee

Lim

Yang

et al. 2011

Journal of Environmental Management

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Measuring the gains from improved air quality in the San Joaquin Valley

Cited by 30 publications

References 31 publications

Cost of near-roadway and regional air pollution–attributable childhood asthma in Los Angeles County

Cost of near-roadway and regional air pollution–attributable childhood asthma in Los Angeles County

A rapid assessment of the impact of hazard reduction burning around Sydney, May 2016

Evaluating the PM damage cost due to urban air pollution and vehicle emissions in Seoul, Korea

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