Costs of IQ Loss from Leaded Aviation Gasoline Emissions.

ABSTRACT: In the United States, general aviation piston-driven aircraft are now the largest source of lead emitted to the atmosphere. Elevated lead concentrations impair children's IQ and can lead to lower earnings potentials. This study is the first assessment of the nationwide annual costs of IQ losses from aircraft lead emissions. We develop a general aviation emissions inventory for the continental United States and model its impact on atmospheric concentrations using the community multi-scale air quality model (CMAQ). We use these concentrations to quantify the impacts of annual aviation lead emissions on the U.S. population using two methods: through static estimates of cohort-wide IQ deficits and through dynamic economy-wide effects using a computational general equilibrium model. We also exa

SUBMITTER: Wolfe PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5338738 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature