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Measuring the social benefits of water quality improvements to support regulatory objectives: Progress and future directions
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Metadata
- Authors
- Moore, C. C., Corona, J., Griffiths, C., Heberling, M. T., Hewitt, J. A., Keiser, D. A., Kling, C. L., Massey, D. M., Papenfus, M., Phaneuf, D. J., Smith, D. J., Vossler, C. A., & Wheeler, W.
- Affiliations
- Environmental Protection Agency (US)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
- Corresponding author
- Moore, Chris C.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2023-04-24
- Volume
- 120
- Issue
- 18
- Pages
- e2120247120-e2120247120
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC10160971
- OpenAlex
- W4366816417
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5
- FWCI
- 4.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Environmental Science and Water Management
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Socioeconomics of Resources and Conservation
- Keywords
- water quality, social benefits, water quality improvement, water quality regulation, regulatory objectives, ecosystem services
- MeSH terms
- Quality Improvement, Water Quality
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