Projecting the external health costs of a coal-fired power plant: The case of Kusile

Journal of Energy in Southern Africa

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 52-66

  Riekert, Johannes W ^a   Koch, Steven F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Health cost externalities; Impact pathway approach; Kusile

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903995112     PISSN: 1021447X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.17159/2413-3051/2012/v23i4a3178     Document Type: Article

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