Benefits Reports for Air Pollution Regulations
EPA develops benefits analyses to quantify the value of improving human health and reducing environmental impacts of air pollution regulations. Benefits analyses include both quantitative and qualitative estimates of reducing exposure of humans and the environment to ambient concentrations of air pollution. This page contains links to information supporting benefits analyses prepared by EPA, arranged by topic.
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Benefits Reports
1The expert elicitation documents below were prepared in support of the characterization of uncertainty in EPA's benefits analyses associated with reductions in exposure to particulate matter pollution. As recommended by the National Academy of Sciences, EPA has used expert judgment as part of an effort to better describe the uncertainties inherent in any benefits analysis.
| Visibility Reports Cited in Benefits Documents | |
|---|---|
| Review of Establishing and Valuing the Effects of Improved Visibility in Eastern United States (96 pp, 153 K) | 06-2011 |
| Methodology for Estimating Values for Changes in Visibility at National Parks (12 pp, 153 K) | 06-2011 |
| Responding to SAB Council Comments on the May 2003 Draft Analytical Plan for the Section 812 Second Prospective Analysis Visibility Benefits (22 pp, 153 K) | 06-2011 |
| Alternative Approach to Estimating Monetized Benefits of Residential Visibility for the Section 812 Second Prospective Analysis (44 pp, 153 K) | 06-2011 |
| Recommended Residential Visibility Values for the Section 812 Second Prospective Analysis (10 pp, 153 K) | 06-2011 |
| Regulatory Background Documents | |
|---|---|
| Combined National and State-level Health Benefits for the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule and Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (10 pp, 155 K) | 01-2012 |
| Technical Support Document: Methodology Used to Generate Deposition, Fish Tissue Methylmercury Concentrations, and Exposure for Determining Effectiveness of Utility Emission Controls (69 pp, 2.1 MB) | 03-2005 |
| Mercury Exposure Peer Review Summary (54 pp, 195 K) | 03-2005 |
| Mercury Neurotoxicity Workshop Notes (November 2002) (13 pp, 101 K) | 07-2004 |
| Technical Support Document for the Heavy Duty Engine/Diesel Fuel Rule (196 pp, 798 K) | 12-2000 |
| Analysis of Ecosystem Benefits for Reductions of NOx and SOx Methodology Report (155 pp, 3.4 MB) | 12-2009 |
| Other Background Documents | |
|---|---|
| Parameterizing the Integrated Exposure Response (IER) Function for Application in the Benefits Calculator(40 pp, 4 MB) | 07-2015 |
| Lowest Measured Level (LML) Assessment for Rules without Policy-specific Air Quality Data Available(10 pp, 84 K) | 08-2010 |
| Influence Analysis in Support of Characterizing Uncertainty in Human Health Benefits Analysis(149 pp, 2 MB) | 12-2009 |
| Other Reports Cited in Benefits Documents | |
|---|---|
| Technical Support Document: Estimating the Benefits of Reducing PM2.5 and Ozone (158 pp, 670 K) | 03-2021 |
| Updating Income Elasticity Estimates in EPA BenMAP Air Pollution Benefits Estimation System (41 pp, 4400 K) | 11-2012 |
| Methodology for County-level Mortality Rate Projections (3 pp, 23 K) | 11-2012 |
| Linkage between Health Effects Estimation and Morbidity Valuation in the Section 812 Analysis - Draft Valuation Document (26 pp, 1.2 MB) | 02-2012 |
| Urban Ornamental Plants: Sensitivity to Ozone and Potential Economic Losses (138 pp, 26.7 MB) | 06-2011 |
| Recommended Approach to Adjusting Willingness-to-Pay (WTP) Estimates to Reflect Changes in Real Income (23 pp, 68 K) | 06-2011 |
| Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative (SAMI) | |
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| Impacts of Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative (SAMI): An Independent Analysis of Benefits and Economic Impacts, Summary (19 pp, 130 K) | 05-2002 |
| Benefits Analysis of Alternative SAMI Strategies: Selected Health and Welfare Methods and Results (79 pp, 832 K) | 05-2002 |