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Keywords Participating Organizations Report Details Published Output Summary Agricultural production is influenced by many factors beyond the control of individual producers. In recent decades, air pollution has become one of these exogenous factors. This study uses a price - endogenous mathematical programming model to assess the economic benefits of reducing 1976 ambient oxidant exposures of fourteen annual crops in southern California. A measure of the distributional consequences of these benefits across producers, consumers and locations is also provided. Results indicate that 1976 benefits of control for the fourteen included crops would have been approximately $46 million. About three-quarters of these benefits would have accrued to producers of the crops. How to Obtain Report Order a copy of report