Valuing Water Quality in Wuxi, China

Peter Abelson
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Peter Abelson: Macquarie University

Chapter 5 in Project Appraisal and Valuation of the Environment, 1996, pp 88-118 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In many countries, water pollution is the most pressing environmental problem. Water pollution reduces the quantity of useable water, increases the costs of supplying water, is a major cause of human disease, adversely effects aquatic species and reduces recreational opportunities.

Keywords: Water Quality; Chemical Oxygen Demand; Biochemical Oxygen Demand; Canal Water; Grand Canal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230374744_5

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