Cost/Benefit Analysis of Mitigation Measures
For Minimizing Environmental Impacts of Residential Wood Combustion,
Task F, Final Report
DOE/BP/18508--7, DE89 001553
| Wood Smoke control strategy | Estimated Emission Reduction Effectiveness % |
Estimated Red. In Average population Exposure to Wood Smoke Particulate (mg/m3) |
Estimated Reduction in deaths from Particulate Exposure (Deaths/Year) |
Estimated Reduction in Work Loss Days (Days/Year) |
Estimated Reduction in Reduced Activity (Days/Year) | Estimated Reduction in Cancer Deaths (Deaths/Year) |
| 1. Only certified low-emission stove are sold or permitted | 30% | 1.59 | 61.1 saved lives | 376,500 more work days | 1,343,900 | 12.1 saved lives |
| 2. #1. With 33% tax credits | 40% | 2.12 | 81.4 saved lives | 502,000 | 1,791,800 | 16.1 saved lives |
| 3.Replace or shut down old stove within 3 years; & 70% tax credits | 45% | 2.39 | 91.8 saved lives | 564.950 | 2,020,000 | 18.2 saved lives |
| 4. Moratorium on new stove installations | 10% | 0.53 | 20.4 saved lives | 125,500 | 448,000 | 4 saved lives |
| 5. Stove sizing education | 5% | 0.27 | 10.4 saved lives | 63,900 | 228,200 | 2 saved lives |
| 6. Free catalytic add-on/retrofit devices for stove | 45% | 2.39 | 91.8 saved lives | 565,950 | 2,020,000 | 18.2 saved lives |
| 7. Catalytic add-on/retrofit devices required; & 70% tax credit | 40% | 2.12 | 81.4 saved lives | 502,000 | 1,791,800 | 16.1 saved lives |
| 8. New stove installations are permitted; fees are set in proportion to emission rates | 30% | 1.59 | 61.1 saved lives | 376,500 | 1,343,900 | 12.1 saved lives |
| Wood Smoke control strategy | Estimated Emission Reduction Effectiveness % |
Estimated Red. In Average population Exposure to Wood Smoke Particulate (mg/m3) |
Estimated Reduction in deaths from Particulate Exposure (Deaths/Year) |
Estimated Reduction in Work Loss Days (Days/Year) |
Estimated Reduction in Reduced Activity (Days/Year) | Estimated Reduction in Cancer Deaths (Deaths/Year) |
| 1. Only certified low-emission stove are sold or permitted | 30% | 1.59 | 61.1 saved lives | 376,500 more work days | 1,343,900 | 12.1 saved lives |
| 2. #1. With 33% tax credits | 40% | 2.12 | 81.4 saved lives | 502,000 | 1,791,800 | 16.1 saved lives |
| 3.Replace or shut down old stove within 3 years; & 70% tax credits | 45% | 2.39 | 91.8 saved lives | 564.950 | 2,020,000 | 18.2 saved lives |
| 4. Moratorium on new stove installations | 10% | 0.53 | 20.4 saved lives | 125,500 | 448,000 | 4 saved lives |
| 5. Stove sizing education | 5% | 0.27 | 10.4 saved lives | 63,900 | 228,200 | 2 saved lives |
| 6. Free catalytic add-on/retrofit devices for stove | 45% | 2.39 | 91.8 saved lives | 565,950 | 2,020,000 | 18.2 saved lives |
| 7. Catalytic add-on/retrofit devices required; & 70% tax credit | 40% | 2.12 | 81.4 saved lives | 502,000 | 1,791,800 | 16.1 saved lives |
| 8. New stove installations are permitted; fees are set in proportion to emission rates | 30% | 1.59 | 61.1 saved lives | 376,500 | 1,343,900 | 12.1 saved lives |
Prepared by Wm. T. Greene, Omni Environmental Services, Inc.,
Prepared for U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE), Pacific NW and Alaska
Regional Biomass Energy Program, c/o Bonneville Power Administration,
Portland, OR, Contract #: DE-AC79-85BP18508, June 1988
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