A framework for valuing the health benefits of improved bathing water quality in the River Irvine catchment

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 633-638

  Johnson, E K ^a   Moran, D ^b   Vinten, A J A ^c  

^a SAC ^*  (Canada)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bathing water; Intestinal enterococci; Livestock; Risk assessment; Valuation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST ESTIMATING; DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH RISKS; RISK PERCEPTION; RIVER POLLUTION; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

BATHING WATER; HEALTH BENEFITS; INTESTINAL ENTEROCOCCI; LIVESTOCK; RISKS ASSESSMENTS; SCOTLAND; SIMPLE MODELING; VALUATION; WATER CONCENTRATIONS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; BATHING WATER; CATCHMENT; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FECAL COLIFORM; GASTROENTERITIS; POLLUTION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BATH; CATCHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROENTERITIS; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE FLORA; LIVESTOCK; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SIMULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRVINE RIVER; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 43049160868     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.06.021     Document Type: Article

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