Particulate and lead air pollution control in Cairo: benefits valuation and cost‐effective control strategies

Roger K. Raufer

Natural Resources Forum, 1997, vol. 21, issue 3, 209-219

Abstract: Recent research has suggested that health damage from air pollution—most notably from inhalable particulate matter and lead—is a serious concern in many cities in developing countries. A comparative risk assessment conducted in Cairo in 1994 found these two pollutants to be especially worrisome, and an analysis of the potential economic benefits associated with controlling these pollutants suggests that their economic damage is significant. Control strategies to reduce ambient pollutant levels are under development, with point source controls on major industrial facilities—especially in the secondary lead smelling industry—a cost‐effective initial step.

Date: 1997
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