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The Economic Impact of Controlling Nonpoint Pollution in Hardwood Forestland
Author(s) -
Miller W. L.,
Everett H. W.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1238875
Subject(s) - nonpoint source pollution , pollution , environmental science , control (management) , business , economic impact analysis , natural resource economics , economics , ecology , management , biology , microeconomics
This research examines the economic impact of controlling sediment loss through changing forest management practices, harvest methods, and rates of harvest. A comparison is made between the income foregone to forestry firms and the regional loss of income as alternative measures of the cost of pollution control. Both measures indicate substantial losses result from controlling nonpoint pollution and suggest present projections of this cost underestimate true social losses.