Published July 1981
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Journal Article
Minimizing the cost of air pollution control
- Creators
- Cass, Glen R.
- McRae, Gregory J.
Abstract
A recent report by the Council on Environmental Quality (1979) places the cost of air pollution control in the U.S. at $19.3 billion annually. Cumulative abatement expenses are expected to total more than $300 billion over the decade ending in 1987. These high costs are coupled with an abatement program that has yet to achieve compliance with federal air quality standards (Table 1). There is mounting pressure to "solve" both the compliance and cost problems by relaxing air quality goals.
Additional Information
© 1981 by the American Chemical Society. This article was read and commented on for appropriateness and suitability as an ES&T feature article by Dr. James P. Lodge, consultant in atmospheric chemistry, Boulder, Colo.Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 47264
- DOI
- 10.1021/es00089a608
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20140716-105500719
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- Environmental Quality Laboratory
- Other Numbering System Name
- Environmental Quality Laboratory
- Other Numbering System Identifier
- A-59