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Main Title

Environmental and economic impact of agricultural land use conversion : an evaluation methodology /

Author

White, Fred C.; Hairston, James E.; Musser, Wesley N.; Perkins, H. F.; Reed., J. F.

CORP Author

Georgia Univ., Athens.;Environmental Research Lab., Athens, GA.

Publisher

Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ; Available to the public through the National Technical Information Service,

Place Published

Athens Springfield, Va.

Year Published

1980

Report Number

EPA-600/5-80-002; EPA-R-804510-01

Stock Number

PB80-137185

OCLC Number

06417278

Subjects

Agricultural economics; Farms; Environmental impacts; Water pollution; Runoff; Sediments; Fertilizers; Economic impact; Production; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Income; Land use; Cost analysis; Social effect; Georgia; Marginal land; Tradeoffs

Subject Added Ent

Land use--Georgia.; Agriculture--Economic aspects--Georgia.; Agricultural productivity--Georgia.; Agricultural pollution--Georgia.; Pesticides--Environmental aspects--Georgia--Measurement.

Internet Access

Description	Access URL
	http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPURL.cgi?Dockey=9101BDVN.txt

Holdings

Library		Call Number	Additional Info	Location	Date Modified
EJAD		EPA 600/5-80-002		Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA	03/01/1996
EJBD	ARCHIVE	EPA 600-5-80-002		Headquarters Library/Washington,DC	07/18/2011
EKAM		HC79.E5S68 600, 1980, no.2		Region 4 Library/Atlanta,GA	06/24/1994
EOAD		EPA 600/5-80-002		Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO	03/28/2011
NTIS		PB80-137185	Most EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. Check with individual libraries about paper copy.	NTIS	01/01/1988

Collation

x, 117 p. : ill., 1 map ; 28 cm.

Abstract

The development and application of a methodology for evaluating the environmental and economic impacts of placing marginal, submarginal, and Soil Bank land in crop production is described. Environmental impacts were measured by quantifying the increased environmental loadings of sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus and by estimating the potential environmental impact of pesticides. Economic consequences considered included changes in net farm income and aggregate impact on the state's economy. Although no attempt was made to place a dollar value on environmental consequences, these impacts can be weighed against the economic impacts in a tradeoff fashion as a measure of social costs and benefits resulting from increased production on new cropland. The developed methodology was applied to the state of Georgia and for the period 1973-1976. The pollutants generated annually from each hectare of converted crop production land during the period were estimated to be 11.9 metric tons of sediment, 8.1 kilograms of nitrogen loss (excluding leaching), and 10.5 kilograms of phosphorus loss. Net farm income increased an estimated $61 per hectare annually.

Notes

"University of Georgia." "Technology Development and Applications Branch, Environmental Research Laboratory." "January 1980." "Grant no. R804510-01." Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-83).

Access Notes

Also issued online.

Author Added Ent

White, Fred C.

Corporate Au Added Ent

Environmental Research Laboratory (Athens, Ga.); University of Georgia.; Environmental Research Laboratory (Athens, Ga.). Technology Development and Applications Branch.

Title Ser Add Ent

Research reporting series. Socioeconomic environmental studies ; EPA-600/5-80-002.

PUB Date Free Form

1980

Series Title Traced

Research reporting series Socioeconomic environmental studies ;

Series Title Untraced

Research reporting series. 5, Socioeconomic environmental studies ; EPA-600/5-80-002

NTIS Prices

PC A07/MF A01

BIB Level

OCLC TAG 19s

6428182

OCLC Time Stamp

20110714114933

Cataloging Source

OCLC/T

Language

eng

SUDOCS Number

EP 1.23/3:600/5-80-002

Origin

OCLC

Type

MERGE

OCLC Rec Leader

02457cam 2200493Ia 45020

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