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The environmental impacts of acid rain: on human health, on
buildings and materials, on forests, freshwaters, crops and
biodiversity and on global warming have been well-documented. Less
is known about the extent and economic costs of these impacts. This
book describes the first major implementation of an integrated
scientific and economic assessment of the consequences of acid
rain. It provides an extensive data review and examines how this
unique approach to assessment modelling can be can be used to
calculate an acidification cost per unit of pollutant in monetary
terms. Part One focuses on the methodological issues of scientific
measurement of acidification, dose-response relationships and
economic approaches to acidification control. Part Two looks at the
environmental impacts and economic consequences of acidification.
Affected environmental media and human health are investigated in
separate chapters, each including both scientific and economic
analyses. Part Three provides a summary of the findings and makes
recommendations for further application of these types of results
to policy actions.
The environmental impacts of acid rain: on human health, on
buildings and materials, on forests, freshwaters, crops and
biodiversity and on global warming have been well-documented. Less
is known about the extent and economic costs of these impacts. This
book describes the first major implementation of an integrated
scientific and economic assessment of the consequences of acid
rain. It provides an extensive data review and examines how this
unique approach to assessment modelling can be can be used to
calculate an acidification cost per unit of pollutant in monetary
terms. Part One focuses on the methodological issues of scientific
measurement of acidification, dose-response relationships and
economic approaches to acidification control. Part Two looks at the
environmental impacts and economic consequences of acidification.
Affected environmental media and human health are investigated in
separate chapters, each including both scientific and economic
analyses. Part Three provides a summary of the findings and makes
recommendations for further application of these types of results
to policy actions.
Economic literature is often too theoretical for engineers and
policymakers to put into practical use, while scientific literature
on the remediation of contaminated aquifers rarely considers costs
and benefits. Written by a hydrogeologist and an economist, The
Economics of Groundwater Remediation and Protection integrates
economics and cost-benefit analysis tools with optimal protection
and remediation strategies for groundwater resources. The book
provides a thorough introduction of the concepts of groundwater
flow and contaminant transport, and the basics of economic decision
making techniques. It illustrates the types of risks and impacts
caused by groundwater contamination, and the economic benefits of
its remediation. The volume reviews a wide range of issues such as
cost, implementation, and expectations of success for the latest
remediation trends and techniques. The book shows how economic
analysis can be used to determine how much we should pay for
groundwater clean-up, and when spending too much - or too little -
actually makes us all worse-off. The authors' step-by-step
methodology for decision-making focuses on determining optimal
remedial objectives, from containment to extensive cleanup, and the
selection of least-cost alternatives. They use examples from their
personal experience to illustrate the methodologies in action and
put the issues into perspective. Combining the theoretical and
practical aspects of science, policy, and economics, this book
places the importance of groundwater remediation in the context of
environmental economics, protection, and preservation. The
Economics of Groundwater Remediation and Protection is also an
excellent introduction to innovativesolutions for funding
remediation projects, education, and incentive programs, such as
mitigation banking, land pollution credit schemes, and conservation
credit alternatives.
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