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The economic cost of air pollution in Mangaung metro municipality: A case study in South Africa

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Title The economic cost of air pollution in Mangaung metro municipality: A case study in South Africa
 
Creator Olawumi, I S
Matthews, N
Jordaan, H
Kundhlande, G
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description Economic and domestic activities have been causing a profound deterioration of air quality in developed and developing countries. The health problems arising from air pollution have become apparent which result in welfare losses in society such as increased workdays lost and high health cost. This study shows the mitigating cost and workdays lost as a result air pollution related illness and the factors influencing these economic parameters (mitigating cost and workdays lost). Our results demonstrate the economic impact of air pollution which will provide information that could be used to know the significance of air quality, to value the benefits of air pollution control programs, social benefits (in terms of government subsidising clean energy source), policies or strategies to ensure a safe and acceptable air standard to minimise health effects.
 
Publisher Academic Journals
 
Date 2013
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/7046/1/AJEST_7_7_718-724_2013.pdf
Olawumi, I S and Matthews, N and Jordaan, H and Kundhlande, G (2013) The economic cost of air pollution in Mangaung metro municipality: A case study in South Africa. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology , 7 (7). pp. 718-724. ISSN 1996-0786