Economic Value of Biological Indicators in Water Pollution Policy
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McLemore, Donna L.
Keeler, Andrew G.
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
Ecologists and biologists have long recommended
the use of biological criteria in assessing water
quality and environmental risk because of the additional
information supplied by biological data that cannot be
provided by chemical sampling alone. Biological monitoring
along with chemical sampling of surface waters may lead to
more efficient negotiation, easier enforcement of regulations,
and more cost-effective pollution controls. Two theoretical
economic policy models have been developed to focus on the
efficiency gains expected to result from ecological
information.
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Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
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1995-04
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