Potential economic impacts of air pollution on stumpage and primary wood product markets in the United States

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Proceedings, Annual Meeting, Air Pollution Control Association; (USA)

OSTI ID:5040383

Callaway, J M; Darwin, R F; Nesse, R J ^[1]

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1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)

The objectives of this paper are to describe the methodological framework that was developed for the National Acid Precipitation Program (NAPAP) to assess the economic impacts of air pollution-induced reductions in forest growth in the eastern United States and to present the results of that analysis, prepared for the 1985 Damage Assessment. The paper provides background information about NAPAP and the goals of the 1985 Damage Assessment; it presents evidence for concern about possible slowdowns in forest growth in the eastern United States; and it shows how standard willingness-to-pay principles can be used to place monetary values on the damages caused by air pollution. It describes the methodological framework and simulations that were developed to assess the economic impacts of simulated reductions in forest growth and presents the results of these simulations. The findings of this study are summarized.

• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5040383
• Report Number(s): CONF-870695--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proceedings, Annual Meeting, Air Pollution Control Association; (USA) Journal Volume: 6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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