*The estimates of the benefits are on the low side, as only health is taken into account in the calculations and, moreover, the value assigned to a human life is much lower than in calculations used in the US. The benefits to the environment and benefits in terms of reduced damage to agricultural crops (estimated at EUR 0.3 billion a year) and reduced damage to buildings are not taken into account in the calculations.
De la sorte, le rapport entre les coûts et les avantages est en réalité encore plus favorable; il va de soi que les coûts marginaux et les avantages marginaux sont importants.