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Particulate matter air pollution control programs in Japan — an analysis of cost savings in the absence of future remediation

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  • A. Scott Voorhees
  • Iwao Uchiyama

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The objectives of this study were to assess avoided economic costs (or anticipated 'benefits') of not implementing new environmental policies for particulate matter (PM) in Japan and compare these future benefits to estimates of future health risks developed in a separate analysis. The estimates for the benefits of avoided PM pollution control in the year 2010 were (1) $27 billion USD for stationary source controls, (2) $2.1 billion to $3.3 billion USD for diesel motor vehicle controls, (3) $41 million USD for governmental employee salaries, (4) $470 million USD for governmental financial assistance, (5) $510 million USD for special diesel vehicle control measures in Tokyo, and (6) $31 billion USD for total costs. Using human health and productivity risks, calculated in a separate study to be $56 billion USD, the best net ratio of benefits to costs was 1.8 to 1. Inexpensive control options include road watering or paving for unpaved dirt roads and road vacuuming for paved roads. Intermediate options include differential road pricing, retrofitting diesel particulate filters, and reformulating diesel fuel. High cost options include adding particulate controls, such as wet scrubbers, baghouses, and electrostatic precipitators on uncontrolled stationary sources.

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  • A. Scott Voorhees & Iwao Uchiyama, 2008. "Particulate matter air pollution control programs in Japan — an analysis of cost savings in the absence of future remediation," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(3), pages 395-408, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:11:y:2008:i:3:p:395-408
    DOI: 10.1080/13669870701746423
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