[E&S-seminars] Fwd: BU CEES-Geography Seminar: Friday @ 4 p.m. (Please forward)

[Karen Gibson]

Please forgive cross-postings.
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>This friday (April 9) the Boston University CEES-Geography Seminar presents:
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>Estimating the magnitude and distribution of health benefits from 
>power plant pollution control
>Jonathan Levy
>Harvard School of Public Health
>
>In the United States, older fossil-fueled power plants contribute 
>significantly to national emissions of criteria air pollutants, in 
>part because these facilities are not required to meet the same 
>emission standards as new sources under the Clean Air Act. Potential 
>regulations for older power plants require information about both 
>the magnitude and distribution of potential public health benefits 
>of emission reductions, given debate about the stringency of 
>controls of various pollutants and about the best mechanism to 
>achieve these controls. In this talk, I present findings from four 
>recent case studies that combined emissions information, atmospheric 
>dispersion modeling, and health evidence to determine the public 
>health benefits that would be achieved if power plants applied the 
>best available control technologies. In addition to the standard 
>health benefit estimates, I focus on the geographic and demographic 
>distribution of benefits, considering the implications for public 
>policy and future risk assessments. I conclude by discussing factors 
>that contribute uncertainty to the benefit estimates and by 
>considering refinements required to model motor vehicle impacts.
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>CEES-Geography seminars are at 4 p.m. in Room 453, Stone Science 
>Building, 675 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. For future seminars see our 
>webpage at: 
><http://www.bu.edu/cees/resources/>http://www.bu.edu/cees/resources/
>
>--
>Ian Sue Wing
>Assistant Professor
>Center for Energy & Environmental Studies
>Department of Geography & Environment
>Boston University
>675 Commonwealth Ave. Rm. 141, Boston MA 02215
>Phone: (617) 353-5741 * Fax: (617) 353-5986


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Karen  L. Gibson
Program Assistant
MIT Laboratory For Energy and the Environment
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