Acid rain and transported air pollutants: implications for public policy. Summary

Technical Report · Fri Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6870989

The policy decision to control or not to control transported air pollutants, therefore, must be based on the risks of resource damage, the risks of unwarranted control expenditures, and the distribution of these risks among different groups and regions of the country. This study describes the tradeoffs implicit in this choice by characterizing the extent of the risks, their regional distribution, and the economic sectors that bear them. It concludes with a list of policy options available to Congress for addressing transported air pollutants. 9 figures.

• Research Organization: Office of Technology Assessment (U.S. Congress), Washington, DC
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016; AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6870989
• Report Number(s): OTA-O-205; ON: DE84016528
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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