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Table 2 Calculation of external costs (example)

From: External costs of atmospheric Pb emissions: valuation of neurotoxic impacts due to inhalation

Parameter

Value

Measure Unit

 

0< age < 1

1 < age < 2

2 < age < 3

 

Pbblood - Pbair

1.97

2.85

3.27

μg/dl/μg/m3

IQloss - Pbblood

0.257

0.257

0.257

IQ point/μg/dl

IQloss - Pbair

0.506

0.732

0.840

IQ point/μg/m3

Cost of IQloss

18918

18918

18918

€/IQ point

Pbemitted

969

969

969

kg/year

Population

19885

19428

19171

Nr. of children

Aggregated Monetaryloss

20385

28259

31398

Monetaryloss - Pbemitted

21

29

32

€/kg

Total

 

83

 

€/kg

  1. Example of values used for year 2000, base scenario, discount rate 3%, damage window for Pb impacts 0 < age < 3.