Health and air quality impact factors developed for GCAM-USA using COBRA
Human health and air quality impact factors can be used to endogenize impacts into a human-Earth systems model such as the state-level Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM-USA). The resulting model can then be used to evaluate the monetized health or air quality benefits associated with a technology or policy. Endogenized air pollution impacts can also be constrained, allowing GCAM-USA to identify cost-effective strategies for achieving targeted goals. This package includes R code for developing health impact values ($/ton) and a spreadsheet for translating those factors into damage factors ($/unit activity). Resulting comma-separated-value files that include health damage factors for ozone and particulate matter are also included.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "020:00" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Daniel Loughlin", "hasEmail": "mailto:loughlin.dan@epa.gov" } |
| description | Human health and air quality impact factors can be used to endogenize impacts into a human-Earth systems model such as the state-level Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM-USA). The resulting model can then be used to evaluate the monetized health or air quality benefits associated with a technology or policy. Endogenized air pollution impacts can also be constrained, allowing GCAM-USA to identify cost-effective strategies for achieving targeted goals. This package includes R code for developing health impact values ($/ton) and a spreadsheet for translating those factors into damage factors ($/unit activity). Resulting comma-separated-value files that include health damage factors for ozone and particulate matter are also included. |
| distribution |
[ { "title": "Damage_Factor_DataCodeCalcs.zip", "mediaType": "application/zip", "downloadURL": "https://pasteur.epa.gov/uploads/10.23719/1532371/Damage_Factor_DataCodeCalcs.zip" } ] |
| identifier | https://doi.org/10.23719/1532371 |
| keyword |
[ "air quality", "emissions", "energy", "health" ] |
| license | https://pasteur.epa.gov/license/sciencehub-license.html |
| modified | 2025-06-11 |
| programCode |
[ "020:000" ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD)", "subOrganizationOf": { "name": "U.S. Environmental Protection Agency", "subOrganizationOf": { "name": "U.S. Government" } } } |
| references |
[ "https://pasteur.epa.gov/uploads/10.23719/1532371/documents/glimpseXMLHeaders_ImpactFactors.txt" ] |
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| title | Health and air quality impact factors developed for GCAM-USA using COBRA |
