Attribution of Ozone Pollution Control Benefits to Individual Sources

Authors: A. Pappin, A. Hakami, Jaroslav Resler, Jitka Liczki, O. Vlček
Publication year: 2014
Publication type: Konferenční příspěvek (mezinárodní konf.)
Periodical: Air Pollution Modelling and its Application XXII
Bibliographic citation: PAPPIN, A., HAKAMI, A., RESLER, Jaroslav, LICZKI, Jitka, VLČEK, O. Attribution of Ozone Pollution Control Benefits to Individual Sources. In: STEYN, D., BUILTJES, P.H., TIMMERMANS, R.M.A., eds. Air Pollution Modelling and its Application XXII. Dordrecht: Springer, 2014, S. 41-46. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. ISBN 978-94-007-5576-5. ISSN 1874-6519
Dostupné z: doi:10.1007/978-94-007-5577-2_7
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5577-2_7
ID: 382022

Abstract

Adjoint sensitivity analysis of numerical models provides a platform for directly linking public health effects with air quality for evaluating emission control policies in a straightforward manner. We link epidemiological and valuation statistics to the adjoint of CMAQ and calculate sensitivities of short-term mortality-related benefits in Canada, the U.S. and Europe to anthropogenic NOx and VOC emissions across two continental do-mains. Our results show significant spatial and temporal variability in health benefit impacts of NOx and VOC emissions reduction on short-term mortality. We estimate that sensitivities of mortality-related benefits to 10% NOx emissions reduction in major cities reach monetary values in excess of $630K/day in Europe and $270K/day in North America. We find that when the cumulative effects of anthropogenic emissions on O3 and NO2 population exposure are considered, NOx emissions reduction yields significantly higher mortality-related benefits than the same relative reduction in VOC emissions.