Costs of air pollution in Europe
The news letter Science for Environment Policy published by European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service has highlighted a new scientific paper on past, present and future costs of air pollution in Europe. The principal authors of the paper are scientists from the Department of Environmental Science.
The main message of the paper is that public health costs of air pollution fall in Europe, but remain high for maritime shipping.
See Science for Environment Policy, 27 June 2013: Public health costs of air pollution fall in Europe but remain high for maritime shipping.
Previous paper
A few month ago Science for Environment Policy put focus on a previous paper describing the model in use, and the costs arising from air pollution from ten major emission sectors.
See Science for Environment Policy, 16 May 2013: The cost of air pollution impacts on health.
References
The asssessment of past, present and future costs of air pollution in Europa:
J. Brandt, J., Silver, J. D., Christensen, J. H. et al. (2013) Assessment of past, present and future health-cost externalities of air pollution in Europe and the contribution from international ship traffic using the EVA model system. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions. 13: 5923–5959 Doi:10.5194/acpd-13-5923-2013. Study is free to view at: www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/13/5923/2013/acpd-13-5923-2013.html
The previous paper on the model system and the contribution from various sectors:
Brandt, J., Silver,.D., Christensen, J.H., Andersen, M.S. et al. (2013). 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. Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics 13:5871-5922. DOI: 10.5194/acpd-13-5871-2013.