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OTAKE Toshitsugu
Department Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of International Management Position Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 1994/09 |
| Type | Bulletin of university, Research institution |
| Title | Corn and Sorghum Herbicides and Water Quality: An Evaluation of Alternative Policy Options |
| Contribution Type | Joint Work |
| Journal | Iowa State Univ. Staff Reprot |
| Journal Type | Another Country |
| Author and coauthor | P.G.Lakshminarayan, Aziz Bouzaher，Todd Campbell , and Philip Gassman |
| Details | This study evaluates alternative policies for controlling atrazine and other triazine herbicides used in corn and sorghum production.
Using CARD’s CEEPES modeling framework, it examines both the environmental benefits and economic costs of different restrictions. The policies considered include application restrictions, water-quality standards for runoff, a complete atrazine ban, and a ban on all triazines. The results show that stricter bans can improve water quality but may impose substantially higher economic welfare losses. The study concludes that targeted, standards-based restrictions can reduce water-quality risks more efficiently while limiting economic costs. |