The Cost of Environmental Degradation

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Abbreviations and Symbols

UXOs VSL WHO WTP WWF Symbols % °C C CO CO2 du g ha HC km q Οg/m3 m m2 m3 m3/ha NOx SO2 t t/ha tCO2e US$ cSt H2S Pb PM PM2.5 PM10 n.a. .. no.

unexploded ordnances value of a statistical life World Health Organization willingness to pay World Wildlife Fund

percent Celsius degrees carbon carbon monoxide carbon dioxide dunum (1 dunum = 1,000 square meters) gram(s) hectare(s) (1 hectare = 10,000 square meters) hydrocarbon kilometer(s) (1 kilometer = 1,000 meters) quintal(s) (1 quintal = 100 kilograms) micrograms per cubic meter meter square meter cubic meter cubic meter per hectare nitrogen oxides sulphur dioxide ton ton per hectare tons carbon dioxide equivalent United States dollars CentiStokes hydrogen sulphide lead particulate matter particulate matter with a diameter smaller than 2.5 microns particulate matter with a diameter smaller than 10 microns not applicable negligible number


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