BENEFITS OF REDUCING DOMESTIC WELL NITRATE CONTAMINATION FROM CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS: A NATIONAL MODEL OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION

Autor: Lazo, Jeffrey K., Waldman, Donald M., Ottem, Thomas D., Wheeler, William J.
Rok vydání: 2003
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Popis: This paper presents an analysis of benefits to private drinking water well users from regulatory changes for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Combining a statistical model of groundwater quality with benefit estimates based on values available from the literature, we develop aggregate national benefit estimates for reduced well water contamination from changes in CAFO regulations. The statistical model is developed to explore truncation and selection issues. We conduct a sensitivity analysis of aggregate benefit estimates to model estimation and benefits transfer values.
Databáze: OpenAIRE