Impact/Purpose:

Measure pollution abatement capital expenditures and operating costs for manufacturing facilities in the U.S. for use in economic analysis, regulatory impact assessments, and other policy analysis.

Description:

The Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures (PACE) Survey is a Census Bureau product funded via a cooperative agreement with EPA. PACE data was collected by Census from 1974-1996 (except 1987) and 1999. The survey consists of approximately 20,000 manufacturing facilities in the U.S. Data include annual capital expenditures and operating costs by media and pollutant type (e.g., hazardous and non-hazardous), disposal and recycling costs, and some monitoring and compliance costs.

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