Economic models for TMDL assessment and implementation

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1051-1065

  Bosch, Darrell J ^a   Ogg, Clayton ^b   Osei, Edward ^c   Stoecker, Arthur L ^d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost minimization; Economics; Efficiency; Equity; Optimization models; Policy; Pollution allocation; Simulation models; TMDL; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COST MINIMIZATION; ECONOMIC MODELS; EQUITY; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; POLLUTION ALLOCATION; SIMULATION MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST ACCOUNTING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PUBLIC POLICY; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER TREATMENT;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SIMULATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 33750594033     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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