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Crop loss due to the ozone in New England. Technical report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5771436
The report is part of the National Network for Environmental Management Studies under the auspices of the Office of Cooperative Environmental Management of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Ozone is known to damage crops and forests; a national estimate of its detrimental effects on crops is 2-3 billion dollars per year. This paper quantifies the economic losses in New England due to ozone exposure. The monitored ozone values for each of the New England States and their means are established. The major cash crops grown in the area and their cash values are also presented. Using the Weibull function, a dose-response calculation for specific crops, a dollar value for crop loss is calculated. The dollar value for four crops (corn, hay, tobacco, and sweet corn) is estimated at approximately 12 million dollars (for the 1986 growing season). The New England forest species that are sensitive to ozone damage are also presented. Based on the lack of established Weibull functions for the other cash crops grown in New England and the lack of a method to quantify the cash value of forest damage due to ozone, the paper concludes that the economic loss in New England due to ozone is at least 12 million dollars per year.
Research Organization:
Rutgers--the State Univ., New Brunswick, NJ (USA)
OSTI ID:
5771436
Report Number(s):
PB-89-189401/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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