Environmental justice and enforcement of the safe drinking water act: The Arizona arsenic experience

Ecological Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1825-1837

  Cory, Dennis C ^a   Rahman, Tauhidur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic standard; Environmental justice; Safe drinking water act

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INCOME; MINORITY GROUP; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SAFETY; STANDARD (REGULATION);

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62349130995     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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