Nutrient Standards, Water Quality Indicators, and Economic Benefits from Water Quality Regulations

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 643-661

  Walsh, Patrick J ^a   Milon, J Walter ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Hedonic analysis; Spatial econometrics; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; NUTRIENTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTANTS; OBJECTIVE CRITERIA; REGULATORY POLICIES; REGULATORY PROGRAM; SPATIAL ECONOMETRICS; WATER QUALITY INDICATORS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; EUROPEAN UNION; PRICING POLICY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STANDARD (REFERENCE); WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84923348329     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: 15731502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-015-9892-2     Document Type: Article

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