Sulfur dioxide emissions and market effects under the clean air act acid rain program

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 829-837

  Zipper, Carl E ^a   Gilroy, Leonard ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID RAIN; DESULFURIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLUE GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

MARKET-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ACID RAIN; AIR POLLUTION; DESULFURIZATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; FLUE GAS; MARKETING; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032168824     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1998.10463731     Document Type: Article

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