Estimating the economic burden from illnesses associated with recreational coastal water pollution - A case study in Orange County, California

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-103

  Dwight, Ryan H ^a   Fernandez, Linda M ^b   Baker, Dean B ^a   Semenza, Jan C ^c   Olson, Betty H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory disease; Beach; Coastal; Cost of illness; Economic burden of illness; Gastroenteritis; Recreational marine waters; Valuing morbidity impacts; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BEACHES; CITRUS FRUITS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST ESTIMATING; MARINE POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISEASE; COASTAL; COASTAL WATERS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMIC BURDEN; ECONOMIC BURDEN OF ILLNESS; GASTROENTERITIS; MARINE WATERS; RECREATIONAL MARINE WATER; VALUING MORBIDITY IMPACT;

PUBLIC HEALTH;

BATHING WATER; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EAR INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; ORANGE COUNTY [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20444376167     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.11.017     Document Type: Article

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