Includes bibliographical references and index.

The economic costs of pollution are large, but uncertain. This book, from some of the leading analysts in the field, provides a much-needed accessible description of the methods for calculating externalities, the results and their policy implications. The authors clearly address the relevant uncertainties and ethical underpinnings, bringing a balanced approach to complex issues that are so often distorted by vested interests.-- Introduction -- Tools for environmental impact and damage -- Exposure-response functions for health impacts -- Impacts for air pollution on building materials -- Agriculture, forests, and ecosystems -- Other impacts -- Atmospheric dispersion of pollutants -- Multimedia pathways -- Monetary valuation -- The costs of climate change -- Uncertainty of damage costs -- Key assumptions and results for cost per kg of pollutant -- Results for power plants -- Results for waste treatment -- Results for transport -- Lessons for policy makers.