Evaluating the multiple benefits of marine water quality improvements: How important are health risk reductions?

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 239-250

  Machado, Fernando S ^a   Mourato, Susana ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contingent ranking; Contingent valuation; Health risks; Marine water quality; Portugal

Indexed keywords

MARINE POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CONTINGENT RANKING; CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; DIRECT CONTACT; MARINE WATER QUALITY; MARINE WATERS; PORTUGAL; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; RECREATIONAL SITES; RISKS REDUCTION; WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS;

HEALTH RISKS;

SEA WATER;

BATHING WATER; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HEALTH RISK; MARINE POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EVALUATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PORTUGAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SOCIAL ASPECT; WATER QUALITY; COASTAL WATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; RECREATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SWIMMING; WATER POLLUTION;

ESTORIL; PORTUGAL;

EID: 0036650895     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.2002.0531     Document Type: Article

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