Nonpoint source groundwater pollution and endogenous regulatory policies

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 11-1-11-13

  Lee, Donna J ^a   Kim, C S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Irrigation; Nitrate; Nonpoint source; Optimal policy; Pollution tax

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MITIGATION COSTS;

WATER RESOURCES;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION TAX; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EID: 0037001682     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr000790     Document Type: Article

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