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Author: | Kotchen, M. (et al.) |
Title: | Pharmaceuticals in wastewater: Behavior, preferences, and willingness to pay for a disposal program |
Journal: | Journal of Environmental Management
2009 : MAR, VOL. 90:3, p. 1476-1482 |
Index terms: | pharmaceutical industry contingent valuation USA data collection data analysis econometrics |
Freeterms: | wastewater disposal willingness to pay |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | In the article, the results are based on a telephone survey of 1005 residents in southern California. It is provides information about general awareness of the issue, disposal practices, willingness to pay for a disposal program, and willingness to participate in a disposal program. Less than half of the respondents are aware of the issue. The results of a contingent valuation question indicate a substantial willingness to pay a surcharge on prescriptions to support the establishment of a pharmaceutical disposal program. It is found that: 1) a benefit-cost comparison suggests ample scope for establishing a pharmaceutical disposal program that would yield positive net social benefits, even if the surcharge was applied to only one prescription per year. 2) respondents are likely to participate in a disposal program. |
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