Potential cost savings from discharge allowance trading: A case study and implications for water quality trading

Water Resources Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Sado, Yukako ^a   Boisvert, Richard N ^b   Poe, Gregory L ^b  

^a Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs   (Japan)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGIES; COST SAVING; GAINS FROM TRADE; PHOSPHORUS EMISSIONS; RATIO SYSTEMS; RIVER WATERSHEDS; SMALL WATERSHEDS; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER QUALITY TRADING; WATERSHED MANAGERS;

AIR QUALITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LANDFORMS; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATERSHEDS;

COMMERCE;

ABATEMENT COST; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LOADING; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATERSHED;

NEW JERSEY; PASSAIC BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77249121102     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009WR007787     Document Type: Article

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