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| Titel |
Contribution from the ten major emission sectors in Europe and Denmark to the health-cost externalities of air pollution using the EVA model system – an integrated modelling approach |
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J. Brandt, J. D. Silver, J. H. Christensen, M. S. Andersen, J. H. Bønløkke, T. Sigsgaard, C. Geels, A. Gross, A. B. Hansen, K. M. Hansen, G. B. Hedegaard, E. Kaas, L. M. Frohn |
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Artikel
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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| ISSN |
1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 13, no. 15 ; Nr. 13, no. 15 (2013-08-12), S.7725-7746 |
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250085620
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/acp-13-7725-2013.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| We have developed an integrated model system, EVA (Economic Valuation of Air
pollution), based on the impact-pathway chain, to assess the health-related
economic externalities of air pollution resulting from specific emission
sources or sectors, which can be used to support policy-making with respect
to emission control. Central for the system is a newly developed tagging
method capable of calculating the contribution from a specific emission
source or sector to the overall air pollution levels, taking into account the
non-linear atmospheric chemistry. The main objective of this work is to
identify the anthropogenic emission sources in Europe and Denmark that
contribute the most to human health impacts. In this study, we applied the
EVA system to Europe and Denmark, with a detailed analysis of health-related
external costs from the ten major emission sectors and their relative
contributions. The paper contains a thorough description of the EVA system,
the main results from the assessment of the main contributors and a
discussion of the most important atmospheric chemical reactions relevant for
interpreting the results. The main conclusion from the analysis is that the
major contributors to health-related external costs are major power
production, agriculture, road traffic, and non-industrial domestic
combustion, including wood combustion. We conclude that when regulating the
emissions of ammonia from the agricultural sector, both the impacts on nature
and on human health should be taken into account. This study confirms that
air pollution constitutes a serious problem for human health and that the
related external costs are considerable. The results in this work emphasize
the importance of defining the right questions in the decision-making
process. The results from assessing the impacts from each emission sector
depend clearly on the assumption that the other emission sectors are not
changed, especially emissions changing concentrations of atmospheric OH and
therefore lifetimes of other chemical species. |
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