Health cost of cement production : a study for air pollution in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.authorBogawatte, C.
dc.contributor.authorHerath, Janaranjana
dc.contributor.editorBellamy, Rufus
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-29T20:27:25Z
dc.date.available2009-06-29T20:27:25Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionThis policy brief is based on SANDEE working paper no. 35-08, "Air quality and cement production : examining the implications of point source pollution in Sri Lanka"en
dc.description.abstractAir pollution from Sri Lanka’s largest cement production plant is having significant effects on respiratory health. The study finds that about 14% of the people who live in the vicinity of the Puttalam cement factory have respiratory illnesses linked to the pollution that it produces. By assessing the cost of these health problems, the study finds that if the air pollution produced by the plant was reduced by 50%, locals would benefit by SLR 3 million through improvements in health.en
dc.format.extent4 p. : ill.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/38978
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSANDEE, Kathmandu, NPen
dc.relation.ispartofSANDEE policy brief / South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics; no. 32-08en
dc.subjectAIR QUALITYen
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY HEALTHen
dc.subjectHEALTH HAZARDSen
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTIONen
dc.subjectEMISSION CONTROLen
dc.subjectSRI LANKAen
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL POLLUTIONen
dc.subjectCEMENTen
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAen
dc.titleHealth cost of cement production : a study for air pollution in Sri Lankaen
dc.typePolicy Briefen
idrc.copyright.holderSouth Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceOA Permission Licenseen
idrc.copyright.oareleasedocrecordsserverdocnumber250517
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number102580
idrc.project.titleSouth Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)en
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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