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The Benefits of Contaminated Site Cleanup Revisited: The Case of Naples and Caserta, Italy

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  • Anna Alberini

    (University of Maryland, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and the School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University)

  • Milan Šcasný

    (Environment Center, Charles University)

  • Dennis Guignet

    (University of Maryland)

  • Stefania Tonin

    (University of Venice-IUAV)

Abstract

Guerriero and Cairns (2009) recently estimate that contaminated sites and improper waste management result in 848 excess deaths per year in the provinces of Naples and Caserta in Southern Italy, 403 of which are fatal cancers. In the absence of estimates of the Value of a Prevented Fatality (VPF) in Italy or specific to the hazardous waste context, they use figures recommended by DG-Environment. Contrary to their claims, estimates of the VPF are available for Italy that are specific to the hazardous waste context, and for causes of death that have been linked to contaminated site exposures. We review them in this paper. We also produce new estimates of the cancer VPF using data from a recent survey conducted in Milan, Italy, in late November to mid-December 2008. The evidence points to much higher VPF figures than the ones used by Guerriero and Cairns, and hence to much larger estimates of the reduced mortality benefits of remediating the hazardous waste in the Naples and Caserta areas. We also examine the importance of the discount rates, since the mortality benefits of remediation begin in 20 years and are assumed to continue over 30 years.

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  • Anna Alberini & Milan Šcasný & Dennis Guignet & Stefania Tonin, 2010. "The Benefits of Contaminated Site Cleanup Revisited: The Case of Naples and Caserta, Italy," Working Papers 2010.86, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei.
    • Handle: RePEc:fem:femwpa:2010.86
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    Keywords

    Value of a Prevented Fatality; Stated Preferences; Hazardous Waste Sites; Contaminated Sites; Cancer; Mortality Benefits; Cost-Benefit Analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J17 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Value of Life; Foregone Income
    • K32 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
    • Q51 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Valuation of Environmental Effects
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling

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