Effect of government actions on technological innovation for SO 2 control

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 4527-4534

  Taylor, Margaret R ^a,b   Rubin, Edward S ^a   Hounshell, David A ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TECHNOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; LAW; MEASUREMENT; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; COAL; ENVIRONMENT; INCINERATION; PATENTS; POLICY MAKING; POWER PLANTS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142059198     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es034223b     Document Type: Article

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