Valuing the arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 459-476

  Maddison, David ^a   Catala Luque, Rosa ^a   Pearce, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bangladesh; Benefits transfer; Cancer; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GROUNDWATER; POTABLE WATER; TUMORS;

ARSENIC CONTAMINATION; UNTREATED SURFACE WATER; WATERBORNE DISEASES;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

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

EID: 23744458932     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-005-3364-z     Document Type: Review

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