Economic assessment of air pollution damages to selected annual crops in southern California

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · J. Environ. Econ. Manage.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0095-0696(82)90005-5· OSTI ID:6934792

Adams, R M; Crocker, T D; Thanavibulchai, N

Agricultural production is influenced by many factors beyond the control of individual producers. In recent decades, air pollution has become one of these exogenous factors. This study uses a price-endogenous mathematical programming model to assess the economic benefits of reducing 1976 ambient oxidant exposures of 14 annual crops in southern California. A measure of the distributional consequences of these benefits across producers, consumers and locations is also provided. Results indicate that 1976 benefits of control for the fourteen included crops would have been approximately $46 million.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie
• OSTI ID: 6934792
• Journal Information: J. Environ. Econ. Manage.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Environ. Econ. Manage.; (United States) Vol. 9:1; ISSN JEEMD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
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FEDERAL REGION IX
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