APPENDIX
A similar methodology is used to derive the marginal damage of the other pollutants.
The first column of Table A.3 gives the resulting health related marginal damage for all
pollutants considered in our study.
Table A.3: Air pollution damages and the impact of air pollution on working days
|
Marginal |
Cases per |
Working days |
Working days | |
|
PM1Q________________________ |
_________17.12 |
_________________________________________64.62 | ||
|
Chronic and acute mortality_________ |
__________12.64 | |||
|
Acute morbidity___________________ |
__________2.32 |
63.02 | ||
|
Respiratory hospital admissions |
0.00 |
0.001 |
8.50 |
0.09 |
|
Congestive heart failure |
0.02 | |||
|
Cerebro-Vascular hospital admissions |
0.04 |
0.003 |
40.50 |
1.08 |
|
Restricted activity days |
1.88 |
13.20 |
0.50 |
52.80 |
|
Bronchodilator usage | ||||
|
- asthmatic children |
0.02 | |||
|
- asthmatic adults |
0.15 |
3.01 |
0.18 |
4.29 |
|
Cough | ||||
|
- asthmatic children |
0.03 | |||
|
- asthmatic adults |
0.16 |
3.11 |
0.18 |
4.42 |
|
Wheeze | ||||
|
- asthmatic children |
0.01 | |||
|
- asthmatic adults_________________ |
___________0.01 |
___________1.13 |
0.04 |
___________0.35 |
|
Chronic morbidity_________________ |
__________2.16 |
__________________________________________1.60 | ||
|
Chronic bronchitis | ||||
|
- adults |
1.99 |
0.01 |
15.40 |
1.60 |
|
- children |
0.07 | |||
|
Chronic cough in children___________ |
__________0.09 | |||
|
SO2__________________________ |
__________0.52 |
__________________________________________0.10 | ||
|
Acute mortality_____________________ |
___________0.52 | |||
|
Acute morbidity___________________ |
__________0.00 |
0.10 | ||
|
Respiratory hospital admissions______ |
__________0.00 |
_________0.001 |
___________8.50 |
__________0.10 |
Source: ExternE(1996, 1998, 2000) and own assumptions