The cost of crop damage caused by ozone air pollution from motor vehicles

Journal Article · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1999 · Journal of Environmental Management

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1006/jema.1999.0256· OSTI ID:6299801

Murphy, J J ^[1]; Delucchi, M A ^[2]; McCubbin, D R ^[3]; Kim, H J ^[4]

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1. Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (United States). Economic Science Lab. Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States). Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics
2. Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States). Inst. of Transportation Studies
3. Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA (United States). Dept. of Economics
4. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Environmental Economics Div.

The effects of ozone air pollution on the agricultural sector are an important environmental challenge facing policy makers. Most studies of the economic impact of air pollution on agriculture have found that a 25% reduction in ambient ozone would provide benefits of at least $1--2 billion annually in the United States. This paper extends existing research by estimating the benefits of a reduction in emissions from a major source of ozone formation: motor-vehicle emissions. An agricultural production model is combined with an analysis of motor-vehicle emissions and air quality to estimate the impacts of emissions from six different motor-vehicle classes, at both the regional and national level. The benefits to the agricultural sector from completely eliminating ozone precursor emissions from motor vehicles ranges between $3.5 and $6.1 billion annually.

• OSTI ID: 6299801
• Journal Information: Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Name: Journal of Environmental Management Vol. 55:4; ISSN JEVMAW; ISSN 0301-4797
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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