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

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OSTI ID:6246747
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This paper describes 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. The first section provides background information about NAPAP and presents evidence for concern about possible slowdowns in forest growth in the eastern United States. It shows how standard willingness-to-pay principles can be used to place monetary values on the damages caused by air pollution. Section 2 describes the methodological framework and simulations that were developed to assess the economic impacts of simulated reductions in forest growth, while Section 3 presents the results of these simulations. Section 4 summarizes the findings of this study. 16 refs., 2 figs., 4 tabs.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
6246747
Report Number(s):
PNL-SA-14953; CONF-870695-7; ON: DE87012167
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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