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标题：Estimating the Health Cost of Air Pollution: The Case of Morocco
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作者：Lelia Croitoru ; Maria Sarraf
期刊名称：Journal of Environmental Protection
印刷版ISSN：2152-2197
电子版ISSN：2152-2219
出版年度：2017
卷号：08
期号：10
页码：1087-1099
DOI：10.4236/jep.2017.810069
语种：English
出版社：Scientific Research Publishing
摘要：Globally, ambient fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) is the fifth leading cause of death. Household air pollution from use of solid fuels is the tenth ranked cause of death. Together, ambient and household air pollution caused 6.4 million deaths worldwide. In the Middle East and North Africa region, an estimated 125,000 lives are lost annually to diseases associated with ambient and household air pollution. This paper estimates the economic cost of air pollution in Morocco, a country marked by rapid economic development and urbanization. Using the most updated causal relationships between long-term exposure to PM_2.5 and premature mortality, the paper estimates that air pollution costs society about US$1.14 billion annually, or 1.05 percent of the country’s GDP in 2014. Ambient air pollution is responsible for nearly three quarters of this cost, as a result of large exposure to high PM_2.5 levels in cities like Casablanca, Tangier, and Marrakesh. Household air pollution is a problem particularly for rural households using solid fuels for cooking and heating. Based on these results, the paper identifies the most affected areas and the most vulnerable groups in the country.
关键词：Ambient Air Pollution;Household Air Pollution;Mortality;Morbidity;PM_2.5