Cost effective arsenic reductions in private well water in Maine

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1237-1245

  Sargent Michaud, Jessica ^a   Boyle, Kevin J ^b   Smith, Andrew E ^c  

^a Industrial Economics Incorporated   (United States)

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

^c Maine Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Maine; POU POE; Private wells; Removal technology costs; Water policy regulation decision making

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED ALUMINA; ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; WATER WELLS;

PRIVATE WELLS; REGULATION; REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY COSTS; WATER POLICY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACTIVATED ALUMINA; ARSENIC; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; WATER WELLS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARSENIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; OSMOSIS; WELL WATER;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845329524     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2006.tb05297.x     Document Type: Article

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