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- Title
Least-cost control of agricultural nutrient contributions to the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone.
- Authors
Rabotyagov, Sergey; Campbell, Todd; Jha, Monoj; Gassman, Philip W.; Arnold, Jeffrey; Kurkalova, Lyubov; Secchi, Silvia; Hongli Feng; Kling, Catherine L.
- Abstract
The article presents a study which integrates evolutionary computation tools with a water quality model and cost data for the development of a trade-off frontier for the Upper Mississippi River Basin. The study reveals that the frontier permits stakeholders and policymakers to show the trade-offs between nutrient and cost reductions. For instance, it points out that the cost of reducing annual nitrate-N loadings by 30% is estimated at 1.4 billion dollars annually.
- Subjects
MISSISSIPPI River; MISSISSIPPI; EVOLUTIONARY computation; WATER quality monitoring; WATER quality management; CONJOINT analysis; INDUSTRIAL costs; WATERSHEDS
- Publication
Ecological Applications, 2010, Vol 20, Issue 6, p1542
- ISSN
1051-0761
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1890/08-0680.1