Protection versus purification - Assessing the benefits of drinking water quality

Nordic Hydrology

Volumn 38, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 373-386

  Hasler, B ^a   Lundhede, T ^a   Martinsen, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benefits; Choice experiments; Drinking water; Groundwater; Valuation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; POTABLE WATER; PURIFICATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER PROTECTION; SURFACE WATER QUALITY;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

DRINKING WATER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER; SURFACE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 37349004142     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2007.018     Document Type: Article

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