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Benefit Estimation for Quality Improvements
Author(s) -
Sonnen Michael B.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1976.tb02502.x
Subject(s) - estimation , water quality , water supply , quality (philosophy) , environmental science , cost–benefit analysis , cost estimate , water treatment , water resource management , business , waste management , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental engineering , engineering , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , biology , systems engineering
A procedure has been developed which permits the quantification of the economic values of municipal water‐supply treatment. Benefits appear substantially higher than projected in the past and, in the example given, are about eight times the cost of treatment.