Corn-based ethanol production and environmental quality: A case of iowa and the conservation reserve program

Environmental Management

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 732-744

  Secchi, Silvia ^a   Gassman, Philip W ^b   Williams, Jimmy R ^c   Babcock, Bruce A ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BLACKLAND RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural markets; Conservation Reserve Program; Environmental Policy Integrated Climate model; Environmental quality; Ethanol

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKETS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM; CORN-BASED ETHANOL; COST SAVING; CURRENT LEVELS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INTEGRATED CLIMATE MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INTEGRATED CLIMATE MODELS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE; GROWING DEMAND; LAND SUPPLY; NUTRIENT LOSS; SOIL EROSION;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; COSTS; CROPS; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION; ETHANOL;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ALCOHOL;

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE MODELING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROPPING PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ETHANOL; MAIZE; NUTRIENT LOSS; SAVINGS; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; COST; COST CONTROL; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND USE; MODEL; NUTRIENT; POLICY; SOIL EROSION; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; IOWA; ZEA MAYS;

IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70349772928     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-009-9365-x     Document Type: Article

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