The benefits of air pollution control to water supply in the Netherlands

摘要

In 1999 The Netherlands adopted the UNECE Gothenburg Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level ozone.The protocol sets 2010 emission ceilings for four pollutants: sulphur dioxide (SO_2), nitrogen oxides (NO_X), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ammonia (NH_3; van der Velde et al, 2005). The two most important reasons for abating atmospheric acidification are to protect public health and preserve the environment.To justify investments in the policy, the benefits need to be determined. Public health gains were estimated to be worth between ?6.2M ($7.42M) and ?17.2M ($20.6M) per year for The Netherlands, but environmental gains have not yet been determined.