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Economic Valuation Tool for Health Impacts of Chemical and Air Pollution

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Imagine a calculator that tells you exactly how much money a city or company saves in healthcare costs by reducing air pollution. It looks at how chemicals in the air, water, and soil make people sick and puts a price tag on those health problems. This helps leaders decide if spending money on cleaner technology today will save them more money in medical bills tomorrow.

By the numbers
13
partners
6
countries
24
total deliverables
The business problem

What needed solving

Policy makers and companies struggle to quantify the actual financial cost of health damage caused by chemical pollution. This lack of a standard monetary value makes it difficult to justify the cost of pollution-reduction investments.

The solution

What was built

An evolutive website tool for health and economic impact assessment and the ARP v2.0 multi-stressor economic valuation model.

Audience

Who needs this

Environmental impact consultantsChemical plant operatorsCity health department plannersESG reporting officers
Business applications

Who can put this to work

Environmental Consulting
SME
Target: Sustainability consultancy

If you are a sustainability consultancy dealing with complex environmental impact reports — this project developed a website tool that calculates the economic consequences of chemical stressors. This allows you to provide clients with a clear monetary value for health improvements.

Chemical Manufacturing
enterprise
Target: Industrial chemical producer

If you are an industrial chemical producer dealing with strict emission regulations — this project developed a multi-stressor model (ARP v2.0) that estimates the economic cost of health impacts. You can use this to justify investments in cleaner production methods.

Urban Planning
any
Target: Municipal government agency

If you are a municipal agency dealing with urban air quality planning — this project developed guidance on how economic wellbeing values should be used. This helps you prioritize which pollution sources to tackle first to maximize public health savings.

Frequently asked

Quick answers

What is the cost or price to use the VALESOR tool?

Based on available project data, there is no pricing information provided as the project is currently in the development phase.

Is the tool available for industrial scale deployment?

The project is developing a website tool for stakeholders, but based on available project data, it is not yet listed as a commercially deployed industrial-scale product.

How is the IP or licensing handled for the ARP v2.0 model?

Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned; the project focuses on scientific and policy contributions.

What regulations does this tool help with?

The tool is designed to align with EU environmental policy processes and help policy makers incorporate economic values of chemical stressors into planning.

When will the final results be available?

The project period runs from 2023-01-01 to 2025-12-31, suggesting final results will be available by the end of 2025.

Consortium

Who built it

The consortium is well-balanced for a translation project, consisting of 13 partners across 6 countries. With a 38% industry ratio (5 companies, including 2 SMEs), there is a strong bridge between the 6 universities and 2 research institutes, ensuring that the scientific models for air pollution and toxicology are grounded in practical business and policy applications.

How to reach the team

Contact Universite d'Angers regarding the VALESOR tool and ARP v2.0 model

Next steps

Talk to the team behind this work.

Contact us to find out how to integrate VALESOR's economic valuation tools into your ESG reporting.

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