Valuing the incremental benefits of groundwater protection when exposure levels are known

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 341-367

  Poe, Gregory L ^a   Bishop, Richard C ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Damage and benefit functions; Groundwater quality; Risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; EXPOSURE LEVELS; GROUNDWATER PROTECTION; INCREMENTAL BENEFITS;

CONTAMINATION; ECONOMICS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEALTH RISKS; STANDARDS;

RESOURCE VALUATION;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033118734     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008251418007     Document Type: Article

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