Mixed Land Use Aquifer Protection from Nitrate and Sodium Contamination

Carolyn R. Harper and Cleve E. Willis

No 271383, 1992 Annual Meeting, August 9-12, Baltimore, Maryland from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Regression analysis is applied to estimate loadings of nitrate and sodium from various land uses in mixed land use aquifers in Massachusetts. The model is then used to illustrate how well-intended local groundwater protection policies which fail to , recognize land use substitution and cross pollutant effects may be misdirected.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 1992-08-09
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.271383

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