[homeles_ot-l] Housing: Cost/Benefit of Lead Abatement

[Kelly O'Grady]

Cost/Benefit of Lead Abatement

 

The July issue of Environmental Health Perspectives has two interesting lead

articles:

 

1. Elise Gould presents a cost-benefit analysis of lead hazard control on a

national level, creating cost estimates of $1.2 to $11 billion to eliminate

high-risk lead hazards and calculating benefits of $192 to $270 billion in

avoided medical costs, special education costs, ADHD costs, and criminal

activity plus increased tax revenue and increased earnings.  In the end,

each dollar invested in lead hazard control results in return of $17 to

$221.

 

Article: <http://www.ehponline.org/members/2009/0800408/0800408.html>

Story about Article: <http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2009/117-7/ss.html#aluc>

 

 


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