Metamodelling phosphorus best management practices for policy use: A frontier approach

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-74

  Johansson, Robert C ^a   Gowda, Prasanna H ^b   Mulla, David J ^b   Dalzell, Brent J ^c  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abatement costs; Nonpoint source pollution; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION CONTROL;

MINNESOTA; MINNESOTA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1042278695     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agecon.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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