Value of Agricultural non-point source pollution measurement technology: Assessment from a policy perspective

Applied Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 2287-2298

  Kurkalova, Lyubov A ^a   Kling, Catherine L ^b   Zhao, Jinhua ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ctr for Agricl/Rural Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION POLICY;

IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 9344221620     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840412331313512     Document Type: Article

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