A proposed methodology for measuring incremental environmental benefits from using constructed wetlands to control agricultural non-point-source pollution

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 259-267

  MacDonald, H F ^a   Bergstrom, J C ^b   Houston, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Binary response model; Constructed wetlands; Contingent valuation; Non point source pollution

Indexed keywords

RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODELING; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0032426729     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1998.0240     Document Type: Article

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