Economic valuation of the costs and benefits of coronavirus on community health and air pollution (Case study: Tehran city)

Subject Areas : Environmental managment

alireza nazarian ¹ , Zahra Abedi ² , Amir Ashkan Nasiri pour ³ , Alireza Haji seyed mirza hoseini ⁴

1 - Student of Environmental Management-Environmental Economics, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Faculty member of Environmental Management Department, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
3 - Associate Professor, Faculty Member of Health Services Management Group, Department of Health Services Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
4 - Assistant Professor, Faculty member of Environmental Engineering Department, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2022-05-28 Accepted : 2023-02-08 Published : 2023-03-21

Keywords: Contingent valuation Method, Air pollution, DALY, Covid-19,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: The purpose of this article is to review scientific research related to air pollution and deaths caused by the corona virus and the costs of premature death and Disability Adjusted Life Years. Material and Methodology: The present research method is a review study. The statistical population of the research is all the studies conducted in international and national scientific databases based on the index (DALY) and its relationship with pollutant particles with an emphasis on the pollutant of suspended particles with a diameter of 2.5 microns (PM2.5), as well as the effect of air pollution on The COVID-19 virus and their Willingness to Pay (WTP) in Iran and the world. The research findings were analyzed using the coding technique based on the keywords of air pollution, Contingent Valuation, Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) and COVID-19. Findings: survey of environmental disease studies shows the contribution of environmental risk factors including PM2.5, have been according to the DALY index because of death or disability. Also, the study of articles are mostly about statistical analyses on the measured concentrations of‌‌‌‌ PM2.5‌‌‌‌ and infection and death data by COVID-19‌‌‌‌ in different countries. Discussion and Conclusion: The results of the studies show a strong and significant correlation between the concentration of PM2.5 pollutants and the rate of infection and death caused by the corona virus. which shows that by controlling the concentration of pollutants, the rate of infection and death caused by the corona virus can be reduced.

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