Categories: Contaminated Properties, Brownfield Redevelopment

The cost effectiveness of radon mitigation in existing German dwellings – A decision theoretic analysis

By CostBenefit on Aug 15, 2010 | In Air, Health, Contaminated Properties, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Regulatory Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Radon is a naturally occurring inert radioactive gas found in soils and rocks that can accumulate in dwellings, and is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer. This study aims to analyze the cost effectiveness of different intervention… more »

Limited applicability of cost–effectiveness and cost–benefit analyses for the optimization of radon remedial measures

By CostBenefit on Aug 14, 2010 | In Contaminated Properties, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Regulatory Analysis, Contamination Cost, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Ways of using different decision-aiding techniques for optimizing and evaluating radon remedial measures have been studied on a large set of data obtained from the remediation of 32 houses that had an original indoor radon level above 1000 Bq/m… more »

Higher average farm prices expected, food security concerns persist, say OECD and FAO

By CostBenefit on Jun 20, 2010 | In Contaminated Properties, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased)

Farm commodity prices have fallen from their record peaks of two years ago but are unlikely to drop back to their average levels of the past decade, according to the annual joint report from the OECD and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).… more »

Dad Will Really Like This

By CostBenefit on Jun 17, 2010 | In Health, Contaminated Properties, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Costs and Benefits, Opinion (Not Likely Ours EV&CBN)

In a New York Times Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof points out: Sunday is Father’s Day, and we dads will be overwhelmed with neckties and wrench sets. We will feign ecstasy, and our loved ones will pretend to believe our protestations of pleasure.… more »

BP Oil Disaster Threatens Mississippi Delta Goods and Services Worth Far More than BP's Value - First Study of Delta as Capital Asset Concludes Restoring Wetlands Would Produce $62 Billion in Annual Benefits

By CostBenefit on Jun 11, 2010 | In Air, Water, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Land + Water, Contaminated Properties, Wetlands, Oil/Gasoline/Benzene, Hurricanes, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, South, Natural Resource Damages, Ecosystem Valuation, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased), Recreation, Free Report at Time of Entry

The BP oil disaster, hurricanes and wetlands loss threaten a net value of $330 billion to $1.3 trillion in natural system goods and services, according to the first study of the Mississippi River Delta as a capital asset. Even the low end estimate of the… more »
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