Evaluating the PM damage cost due to urban air pollution and vehicle emissions in Seoul, Korea

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 603-609

  Lee, Yong Jin ^a   Lim, Young Wook ^a   Yang, Ji Yeon ^a   Kim, Chang Soo ^a   Shin, Young Chul ^b   Shin, Dong Chun ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Daejin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Contingent valuation method; Diesel vehicle; Economic valuation; Health risk assessment; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST ESTIMATING; DAMAGE DETECTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISKS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS; COSTS ESTIMATES; DAMAGE COSTS; DIESEL VEHICLES; ECONOMIC VALUATION; HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENTS; PM 2.5; POPULATION RISKS; VALUE OF STATISTICAL LIVES; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONTINGENT VALUATION; DIESEL; HEALTH RISK; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MORTALITY RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN POLLUTION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COST; EXHAUST GAS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; KOREA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 78650519545     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.09.028     Document Type: Article

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