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. 2023 Feb 9;18(2):e0280360. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280360

Table 1. Related parameters and definition.

Parameter Definition
x Probability of positive supervision of the local government, 0≤x≤1
y Probability of LPBE adopting purifying blowdown, 0≤y≤1
p Participation level of ENGOs, 0≤p≤1
ω Right space of ENGOs, 0≤ω≤1
k Local government’s supervision capacity
q Public participation degree, 0≤q≤1
α Public reporting fairness degree, 0≤α≤1
φ Losses of LPBE due to public reporting distortion
n Losses of government caused by the exposure of LPBE’s pollution
s Government positive supervision benefits
C 0 Fixed costs of government supervision
C total costs of government supervision
R e Subsidies for LPBE purifying blowdown
C e costs of LPBE when purifying blowdown
F Penalties for LPBE direct blowdown when being investigated
d Additional benefits from direct blowdown of LPBE
V e Environmental damage caused by LPBE’s direct blowdown
θ probability of government investigation into the illegal blowdown behavior
λ Local government’s own investigation rate