VOG: USING VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS TO ESTIMATE THE HEALTH COSTS OF PARTICULATES

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Halliday, Timothy J.; Lynham, John; de Paula, Aureo
• 署名单位: University of Hawaii System; University of Hawaii Manoa; University of Hawaii System; University of Hawaii Manoa; University of London; University College London
• 刊物名称: ECONOMIC JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0013-0133
• DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12609
• 发表日期: 2019
• 页码: 1782-1816
• 关键词: air-pollution; kilauea volcano; respiratory symptoms; avoidance-behavior; infant-mortality; life expectancy; exposure; INFORMATION; QUALITY; IMPACT

摘要

The negative consequences of long-term exposure to particulate pollution are well established but a number of studies find no effect of short-term exposure on health outcomes. The high correlation of industrial pollutants complicates the estimation of the impact of individual pollutants on health. In this study, we use emissions from Kilauea volcano, which are uncorrelated with other pollution sources, to estimate the impact of pollutants on local emergency room admissions and a precise measure of costs. A one standard deviation increase in particulates leads to a 23-36% increase in expenditures on ER visits for pulmonary outcomes, mostly among the very young.