Reassessment of the impact of the EPA's voluntary 33/50 program on toxic releases

Land Economics

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 341-361

  Bi, Xiang ^a   Khanna, Madhu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

EID: 84863111800     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.88.2.341     Document Type: Article

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