Effectiveness and cost of reducing particle-related mortality with particle filtration
Abstract
This study evaluates the mortality-related benefits and costs of improvements in particle filtration in U.S. homes and commercial buildings based on models with empirical inputs. The models account for time spent in various environments as well as activity levels and associated breathing rates. The scenarios evaluated include improvements in filter efficiencies in both forced-air heating and cooling systems of homes and heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems of workplaces as well as use of portable air cleaners in homes. The predicted reductions in mortality range from approximately 0.25 to 2.4 per 10 000 population. The largest reductions in mortality were from interventions with continuously operating portable air cleaners in homes because, given our scenarios, these portable air cleaners with HEPA filters most reduced particle exposures. For some interventions, predicted annual mortality-related economic benefits exceed $1000 per person. Economic benefits always exceed costs with benefit-to-cost ratios ranging from approximately 3.9 to 133. In conclusion, restricting interventions to homes of the elderly further increases the mortality reductions per unit population and the benefit-to-cost ratios.
- Authors:
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[1];
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Indoor Environment Group
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); USEPA
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1393250
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1375532
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; DW-89-92337001
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Indoor Air
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 27; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 0905-6947
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; benefits; costs; filtration; health; mortality; particles
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Fisk, W. J., and Chan, W. R. Effectiveness and cost of reducing particle-related mortality with particle filtration. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1111/ina.12371.
Fisk, W. J., & Chan, W. R. Effectiveness and cost of reducing particle-related mortality with particle filtration. United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12371
Fisk, W. J., and Chan, W. R. Tue .
"Effectiveness and cost of reducing particle-related mortality with particle filtration". United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12371. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1393250.
@article{osti_1393250,
title = {Effectiveness and cost of reducing particle-related mortality with particle filtration},
author = {Fisk, W. J. and Chan, W. R.},
abstractNote = {This study evaluates the mortality-related benefits and costs of improvements in particle filtration in U.S. homes and commercial buildings based on models with empirical inputs. The models account for time spent in various environments as well as activity levels and associated breathing rates. The scenarios evaluated include improvements in filter efficiencies in both forced-air heating and cooling systems of homes and heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems of workplaces as well as use of portable air cleaners in homes. The predicted reductions in mortality range from approximately 0.25 to 2.4 per 10 000 population. The largest reductions in mortality were from interventions with continuously operating portable air cleaners in homes because, given our scenarios, these portable air cleaners with HEPA filters most reduced particle exposures. For some interventions, predicted annual mortality-related economic benefits exceed $1000 per person. Economic benefits always exceed costs with benefit-to-cost ratios ranging from approximately 3.9 to 133. In conclusion, restricting interventions to homes of the elderly further increases the mortality reductions per unit population and the benefit-to-cost ratios.},
doi = {10.1111/ina.12371},
journal = {Indoor Air},
number = 5,
volume = 27,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Feb 07 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Tue Feb 07 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}
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