Prevention versus treatment under precautionary regulation: A case study of groundwater contamination under uncertainty

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-58

  Lichtenberg, Erik ^a   Penn, Tony M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b National Oceanic/Atmospheric Admin   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater contamination; Nitrate; Nonpoint source pollution; Pollution prevention; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEACHING; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE;

MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037324563     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8276.t01-2-00102     Document Type: Article

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