Atrazine and water quality: An evaluation of alternative policy options

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-126

  Lakshminarayan, P G ^b   Bouzaher, Aziz ^a   Shogren, Jason F ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atrazine; Integrated modeling; Tradeoff; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COSTS; HERBICIDES; QUALITY CONTROL;

BENEFIT/RISK; ENFORCEMENT COSTS; HEALTH STANDARDS; INTEGRATED MODELING; MONITORING COSTS; POLICY OPTIONS; RISK TRADE-OFFS; TRADEOFF; WATER SYSTEM;

WATER QUALITY;

ATRAZINE; HERBICIDE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CORN; COST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NONHUMAN; POLICY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SORGHUM; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ZEA MAYS;

ATRAZINE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HERBICIDE USE; MODELLING APPROACH; POLICY OPTION; WATER QUALITY;

USA;

EID: 0030437595     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1996.0067     Document Type: Article

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