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Health Impacts of Diesel Vehicle Emissions: The Case of Colombo

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  • Sunil Chandrasiri

    (Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Sri Langka)

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This study looks at the health costs of particulate emissions from diesel-powered vehicles in Colombo City, Sri Lanka. Assessments were made of the make-up of the city's traffic and the potential health impact of various diesel emission sources. The financial cost of this pollution was then calculated using the Cost of Illnesses (COI) approach. It was found that particulate pollution (much of it coming from diesel vehicles) is linked to health problems that may be costing the city up to LKR22 billion per year. The study identified several pollution control options that would bring net benefits to the city. In other words, the cost of setting them up would be less than the health-related benefits they would deliver. In light of these findings, the study recommends that an effective vehicle inspection and maintenance program and an increase inroad user charges be considered priority projects for implementation.

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  • Sunil Chandrasiri, 2006. "Health Impacts of Diesel Vehicle Emissions: The Case of Colombo," EEPSEA Research Report rr2006121, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), revised Dec 2006.
    • Handle: RePEc:eep:report:rr2006121
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    1. A. Myrick Freeman III, 2000. "The Valuation of Environmental Health Damages in Developing Countries: Some Observations," EEPSEA Special and Technical Paper sp200011t1, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), revised Nov 2000.
    2. Chandrasiri, Sunil, 2006. "Demand for road-fuel in a small developing economy: The case of Sri Lanka," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 34(14), pages 1833-1840, September.
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