Determining the ‘optimal’ level of pollution (PM2.5) generated by industrial and residential sources

This study provides an optimization model that explicitly determines the ‘optimal’ level of pollution of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) by analyzing various options for reducing emissions from industrial and residential sources in the second largest urban area in Chile. Several conclusions that had...

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Published in:Environmental impact assessment review 2019-01, Vol.74, p.14-22
Main Author: Mardones, Cristian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Airborne particulates
Confidence intervals
Emissions
Emissions control
Environmental health
Homogeneity
Industrial emissions
Industrial wastes
Long term
Long-term effects
Optimal level of pollution
Optimization
Particulate emissions
Particulate matter
PM2.5
Pollution
Pollution effects
Pollution sources
Public health
Regulation
Residential areas
Residential buildings
Urban areas
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Summary:This study provides an optimization model that explicitly determines the ‘optimal’ level of pollution of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) by analyzing various options for reducing emissions from industrial and residential sources in the second largest urban area in Chile. Several conclusions that had not been previously addressed or sufficiently highlighted in the literature were discerned. The most notable conclusions included the importance of regulating all emission sources and not just industrial sources (which are typically fewer in number and easier to monitor), the homogeneity in ‘optimal’ levels of pollution from urban districts when considering the long-term effects on human health (which would support the adoption of uniform regulations), and the asymmetry in confidence intervals associated to the ‘optimal’ level of pollution.
ISSN:0195-9255
1873-6432
DOI:10.1016/j.eiar.2018.09.003