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Health, air pollution, and animal agriculture

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  • Emmanuelle Lavaine

    (CEE-M, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France)

  • Philippe Majerus

    (Toulouse School of Economics, University Toulouse Capitole, Toulouse, France)

  • Nicolas Treich

    (Toulouse School of Economics, INRAE, University Toulouse Capitole, Toulouse, France)

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the health impact of animal agriculture through air pollution. While this impact is potentially considerable, we argue that it has been largely overlooked by regulators as well as by researchers, and in particular by economists. We discuss the methods, results, limitations, and uncertainties of existing scientific studies on this impact, and conclude with a tentative discussion of the regulation of air pollution in agriculture.

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  • Emmanuelle Lavaine & Philippe Majerus & Nicolas Treich, 2020. "Health, air pollution, and animal agriculture," Review of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies, INRA Department of Economics, vol. 101(4), pages 517-528.
    • Handle: RePEc:rae:jouraf:v:101:y:2020:i:4:p:517-528
    DOI: 10.1007/s41130-020-00124-w
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