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Research articleAuthors
Nevin R, Jacobs DE, Berg M, and Cohen J
Journal
Environmental Research
Summary
The authors used a cost–benefit analysis to quantify the health benefits, costs, market value benefits, and energy savings of lead-safe window replacement and suggested that the intervention would yield net monetary benefits of at least $67 billion and 15-25% reduction in energy costs. In addition, such a window replacement effort would reduce peak demand for electricity, carbon emissions from power plants, and associated long-term costs of climate change.
Population
Children (1-5 years)
Health Outcomes
- Neurological/Cognitive outcomes
Health Outcome List:
- Neurological/cognitive outcomes (IQ deficits, ADHD)
Environmental Agents
List of Environmental Agents:
- Metals (lead)
Source of Environmental Agents:
- Lead-based paint in old windows/window panes
Economic Evaluation / Methods and Source
Type:
- Cost-benefit analysis (CBA)
Cost Measures:
- Cost of lead-safe window replacement
Potential Cost Measures:
- Lead paint litigation
- special property maintenance
- stress on parents
- premature mortality/memory loss from lead exposure in childhood
- treatment of dental caries associated with lead exposure
- hearing loss
- liver, kidney and other diseases associated with lead exposure
Benefits Measures:
- Lifetime earnings
Potential Benefits Measures:
- Benefits of avoided healthcare costs associated with neurobehavioral/developmental outcomes (e.g., ADHD, mental retardation)
- benefits of other avoided medical costs of childhood lead exposure (e.g., chelation, follow-up, monitoring, physician visits, etc.)
- benefits of avoided special education
- housing market value benefits
- energy savings (e.g., reduction in peak demand for electricity, carbon emissions from power plants, long-term costs of climate change)
Location:
- Not available
Models Used:
- Not available
Models References:
- Not available
Methods Used:
- The authors quantified health benefits, costs, market value benefits, energy savings, and net economic benefits of lead-safe window replacement. The authors — 1) estimated trends in preschool blood lead and blood lead reduction from window replacement from NHANES and NSLAH data; 2) calculated lifetime earnings and other benefits from lead-safe window replacement per resident child in housing units; and 3) calculated lead-safe window replacement costs and energy savings from US Department of Housing and Urban Development data.
Sources Used:
- US EPA (1986, 2003); US Department of Housing and Urban development (1999); NHANES (1999-2002); National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing (NSLAH, 1999-2000); additional sources cited in publication
Economic Citation / Fundings
Citation:
- Nevin R, Jacobs DE, Berg M, and Cohen J. Monetary benefits of preventing childhood lead poisoning with lead-safe window replacement. Environmental Research. 2008. 106; 3.
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NIEHS Funding:
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Other Funding: Not available