Abstract
A comparative analysis was conducted between the costs and health benefits of the Air Pollution Control Action Plan (APCAP), which can be implemented in any country to improve air quality and human health. In this study, air quality modeling was used to simulate several scenarios and implement the Kriging method to describe the PM2.5 reduction concentration instantly. Then, health benefits were estimated using the environmental benefit mapping and analysis program (BenMAP) with results from the air quality modeling and Kriging method. To estimate the priority of APCAP, 14 pollution control measures that cover point, mobile, and area sources of air pollution in Taiwan were analyzed. The results indicate that the health benefits of the Taiwan APCAP (TAPCAP) are generally greater than the technical costs. Thus, the implementation of this strategy may result in net benefits. In addition, the benefit-to-control cost ratio for health for the 14 pollution control measures was calculated. The results provide evidence to prioritize the implementation of air quality policies with a higher benefit-cost ratio.
Highlights
Air pollution is internationally recognized as a major threat to human health, as continued human exposure to air pollution exacerbates mortality risks and increases medical costs for treating air pollution-related illnesses [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
This study is an ex post facto study and the results reveal whether the implementation of the Taiwan APCAP (TAPCAP)
The ABaCAS was subsequently created by improving and integrating several cost-benefit assessment models. This system is based on the “Impact Path Approach” (IPA) [19,20] which is a multidisciplinary assessment framework that links the outcomes of three stage-wise simulations and assessments
Summary
Air pollution is internationally recognized as a major threat to human health, as continued human exposure to air pollution exacerbates mortality risks and increases medical costs for treating air pollution-related illnesses [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]. According to a 2015 study conducted by the World Health. Organization (WHO), early deaths owing to air pollution cost the European Union 1.43 trillion USD in. If associated medical costs are considered, this value increases to 1.58 trillion USD. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conducted an empirical study on 41 countries in 2017, which demonstrated that 3.2 million people died in 2015 due to air pollution [8]. Due to the health and economic impacts of air pollution, the control and prevention of air pollution are among the most important environmental management issues for many countries
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