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Assessing passenger road transport policies for PM2.5-related health impact and cost reduction

Name from Authors Collection

Jumsai Na Ayudhya M.

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Gheewala S.H.

Scopus Author ID

6602264724

ORCID ID

NULL

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Mungkalasiri J.

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Panyametheekul S.

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Winijkul E.

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Prapaspongsa T.

Affiliations

Graduate Program in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand; Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, 126 Prachauthit Rd., Bangmod, Tungkru, Bangkok, 10140, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Energy Technology and Environment (CEE), Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Bangkok, Thailand; Technology and Informatics Institute for Sustainability (TIIS), National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathumthani, Thailand; Department of Environmental Engineering, and Research Unit: HAUS IAQ, Chulalongkorn University, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand; Environmental Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani, Thailand

Type

Article

Source Title

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

ISSN

13619209

Year

2025

Volume

147

Open Access

All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access

Publisher

Elsevier Ltd

DOI

10.1016/j.trd.2025.104932

Abstract

Health impacts of fine particulate matter or PM2.5 in the transport sector are a major concern worldwide. To address this issue, it is essential to develop effective transport policies that reduce these health impacts while delivering economic benefits. Existing studies have typically focused on reducing tailpipe emissions, which may inadvertently lead to increased upstream emissions and overall impacts. This study quantified the health and economic benefits arising from various passenger road transport policies. Carpooling emerged as the most effective policy from a well-to-wheel perspective, reducing health impacts by 16,216 Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) (53 %) and generating economic benefits of 12,101 million THB. Under a Tank-to-Wheel perspective (excluding upstream emissions), electric vehicle conversion reduced PM2.5 emissions by 72 %, resulting in annual economic benefits of 3,643 million THB. The combined implementation of these policies offers a pathway towards sustainability and reduced health impacts in Thailand's passenger transport sector. © 2025 The Author(s)

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