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rev_number: 9
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datestamp: 2013-08-10 05:12:49
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type: article
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contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@cgiar.org
creators_name: Olawumi, I S
creators_name: Matthews, N
creators_name: Jordaan, H
creators_name: Kundhlande, G
icrisatcreators_name: Kundhlande, G
affiliation: University of the Free State(Bloemfontein)
affiliation: ICRISAT(Lilongwe)
country: South Africa
country: Malawi
title: The economic cost of air pollution in Mangaung metro municipality: A case study in South Africa
ispublished: pub
subjects: s2.4
full_text_status: public
keywords: Air pollution, air quality, workdays lost, mitigating cost.
abstract: Economic and domestic activities have been causing a profound deterioration of air quality in developed and developing countries. The health problems arising from air pollution have become apparent which result in welfare losses in society such as increased workdays lost and high health cost.   This study shows the mitigating cost and workdays lost as a result air pollution related illness  and the factors influencing these economic parameters (mitigating cost and workdays lost). Our results demonstrate the economic impact of air pollution   which will provide information that could be used to know the significance of air quality, to value the benefits of air pollution control programs, social benefits (in terms of government subsidising clean energy source), policies or strategies to ensure a safe and acceptable air standard to minimise health effects.
date: 2013
date_type: published
publication: African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 
volume: 7
number: 7
publisher: Academic Journals 
pagerange: 718-724
refereed: TRUE
issn: 1996-0786 
official_url: http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajest/article/view/93914
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citation:   Olawumi, I S and Matthews, N and Jordaan, H and Kundhlande, G  (2013) The economic cost of air pollution in Mangaung metro municipality: A case study in South Africa.  African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology , 7 (7).  pp. 718-724.  ISSN 1996-0786      
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/7046/1/AJEST_7_7_718-724_2013.pdf