Agriculture and water quality trading: Exploring the possibilities

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Ribaudo, Marc O ^a   Nickerson, Cynthia J ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonpoint source; Nutrients; Point source; Water quality trading

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949853838     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.64.1.1     Document Type: Article

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