Originally published in 1978, this volume addresses the scientific, economic, and administrative aspects of the public policy problem raised by the United States’ Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974.
The authors address the problems of determining the implications of different environmental standards and public policies by investigating their effect on industrial costs and resource use within line
Economic models are used to show the extent of the difficulties involved in monitoring and enforcing pollution control laws on a continual basis. The authors make several recommendations for policy ch