Value of arsenic-free drinking water to rural households in Bangladesh

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-185

  Ahmad, Junaid ^a   Goldar, Bishwanath ^b,d   Misra, Smita ^c  

^a Water and Sanitation Program   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH   (India)

^c WORLD BANK   (India)

^d India Habitat Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic free drinking water; Rural Bangladesh; Valuation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; POTABLE WATER; RURAL AREAS;

ARSENIC-FREE DRINKING WATER; BANGLADESH; CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; MULTINOMIAL LOGIT MODEL; RURAL BANGLADESH; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS; RURAL PEOPLE; SURVEY DATA; VALUATION; VALUATION SURVEYS;

ARSENIC;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

ARSENIC; CONTINGENT VALUATION; DRINKING WATER; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BANGLADESH; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MODEL; RURAL AREA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 15844416865     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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