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Report
Authors

Gwinn MR, Craig J, Axelrad DA, Cook R, Dockins C, Fann N, Fegley R, Guinnup DE, Helfand G, Hubbell B, Mazur SL, Palma T, Smith RL, Vandenberg J, and Sonawane B.

Journal

Environmental Health Perspectives

Summary
This report summarized the 2009 EPA workshop to evaluate the uncertainties and research needs for many aspects of benefits assessment of reductions in air toxics. Key recommendations provide specific steps in advancing analysis of the benefits from air toxics reductions and suggest some future studies to inform many of the challenges in this field.
Population

Not available

Health Outcomes

  • Cancer

Health Outcome List:

  • Cancer outcomes
  • other serious health outcomes

Environmental Agents

List of Environmental Agents:

  • Air pollutants (acrolein)
  • other organic compounds (toluene/xylene, benzene/ethyl benzene)
  • metals (lead)

Source of Environmental Agents:

  • Stationary industrial facilities
  • automobiles

Economic Evaluation / Methods and Source

Type:

  • Cost-benefit analysis (CBA)

Cost Measures:

  • Present value of lifetime loss in earnings per IQ point lost

Potential Cost Measures:

  • Not available

Benefits Measures:

  • Not available

Potential Benefits Measures:

  • Not available

Location:

  • Not available

Models Used:

  • Not available

Models References:

  • Not available

Methods Used:

  • Not available

Sources Used:

  • National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (US EPA); National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (CDC); additional sources cited in publication

Economic Citation / Fundings

Citation:

  • Gwinn MR, Craig J, Axelrad DA, Cook R, Dockins C, Fann N, Fegley R, Guinnup DE, Helfand G, Hubbell B, Mazur SL, Palma T, Smith RL, Vandenberg J, and Sonawane B.. Meeting report: estimating the benefits of reducing hazardous air pollutants — summary of 2009 workshop and future considerations. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2011. 119; 1.
  • Pubmed
  • DOI

NIEHS Funding:

  • Not available

Other Funding: Not available