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| Author: | Khanna, N. |
| Title: | Measuring environmental quality: an index of pollution |
| Journal: | Ecological Economics
2000 : NOV, VOL. 35:2, p. 191-202 |
| Index terms: | WELFARE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AIR POLLUTION |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper develops an index of pollution based on the epidemiological dose-response function associated with each pollutant, and the welfare losses due to exposure to pollution. The probability of damage is translated into welfare losses, which provides the common metric required for aggregation. Isopollution surfaces may then be used to compare environmental quality over time and space. An Air Pollution Index is computed using 1997 data for the criteria pollutants under the Clean Air Act. |
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