Damage costs by industrial sector

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Published 25 Nov 2014 Last modified 25 Nov 2014

Health and environmental costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe.

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Industrial air pollution has high economic cost Air pollution from Europe's largest industrial facilities cost society at least €59 billion, and possibly as much as €189 billion in 2012, according to an assessment published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Half of these damage costs were caused by just 1 % of the industrial plants.

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Costs of air pollution from European industrial facilities 2008-2012 An updated assessment of the damage cost estimates to health and the environment caused by pollutants emitted to air from Europe's largest industrial facilities.

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Europe

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2008-2012

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