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Table 7 - Cost of Each Pollutant Type

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Table 7 - Cost of Each Pollutant Type

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  VOC NOx CO PM10
Unit morbidity cost per ton $1,676  $3,039 N/A   $6,542
Unit mortality cost per ton $2,779  $7,320 $15.21 $126,074
Total unit cost per ton $4,455 $10,349 $15.21 $132,616

VOC = volatile organic compounds
NOx = nitrogen oxides
CO = carbon monoxide
PM10 = particulate matter 10 microns or smaller
N/A = not applicable

Sources: Morbidity costs are directly taken from Small and Kazimi (1995). However, mortality costs are calculated specifically for New Jersey by following the same method used in Small and Kazimi (1995). See Ozbay et al. (2000) section 3.4.1 for a detailed explanation.