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Table 4 Estimated lifetime economic benefits to reducing MeHg exposure in the 2008 children’s cohort according to the three study samples with the log model

From: Economic evaluation of health consequences of prenatal methylmercury exposure in France

 

National sample

Brittany sample

Loire Atlantique sample

HHg concentrations ranges (μg/g)

[0.58;1.16]

[1.16;2.90]

[2.90;.Max ]

[0.58;1.16]

[1.16;2.90]

[2.90;.Max ]

[0.58;1.16]

[1.16;2.90]

[2.90;.Max ]

B i (from 0.58)

(€/individual)

 8682

 26134

 60771

 8682

 26134

 60771

 8682

 26134

 60771

B [range[ (from 0.58)

(€ billion)

 2.12

 3.03

 0.31

 1.59

 6.93

 0.61

 2.72

 4.49

 0.96

TB (from 0.58)

(€ billion)

 5.46

 9.13

 8.17

  1. Table4 presents the estimates of the economic impact for the logarithm model, expressed as individual benefits (Bi), benefits per range (B[range]) and the total benefits for one year (TB), associated with Hg exposures from 0.58 μg/g for the 2008 birth cohort assuming exposure distributions based on the three study samples. Losses of IQ are 0.5, 1.5 and 3.5 IQ points for [0.58; 1.16], [1.16; 2.90] and [2.90; Max], respectively.