Litter surveys were carried out on the adjacent streets, beaches, and surface water of Lake Jipe (Mkwajuni and Kachero) and Lake Chala to determine the litter abundance, composition, and distribution. The Trailhead beach on L. Chala had a higher litter density (1.759 items/m2) compared to...

Although recent studies have detected elevated concentrations of arsenic and uranium in inland, alkaline, saline lakes, the chemical reactions associated with these enrichments are poorly understood. In this study, we used a five-year study of water chemistry, characterization of arsenic and...

"In The Lives of Lake Ontario Daniel Macfarlane details the lake's relationship with the Indigenous nations, settler cultures, and modern countries that have occupied its shores. He examines the myriad ways Canada and the United States have used and abused this resource: through dams and canals,...

This paper simultaneously examines the effect of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and harmful algal blooms on recreational behavior using survey data collected from Ohio recreators who visited Lake Erie during the summer of 2016. Using simulation based on latent class models of recreation choice, we...

This study looks into the development of a small lake in the Philippines, particularly the unconventional evolution of the ecotourism enterprise in Pandin Lake and the accompanying issues. The article contends that the ecotourism development in Pandin Lake is mainly as an endogenous initiative,...

Premised on the lack of development studies on lakes (as the field is dominated by limnology and aquaculture studies), the scarcity of small-lake studies (as the field is heavily concentrated on big-lake studies), and the absence of operationalized description of small lakes (as there is no...

Many lakes in the Philippines are threatened, yet their governance has not received enough attention. This predicament is most severe on small lakes, as their localised governance have least been given consideration over the years. Predicated on this, the study explores the local governance of...

Bunot Lake has the worst condition compared to the rest of the seven crater lakes of San Pablo City. It is the most polluted one, oversaturated by fish pens/cages, and has the highest concentration of illegal settlements. These attributes strongly suggest that Bunot Lake takes precedence in the...

This paper provides an overview and early evaluation of the Lake Taupo nitrogen cap and trade programme, established as part of Waikato Regional Council's 2011 Regional Plan Variation Five. The policy establishes a catchment-wide cap on nitrogen losses by allocating farmers individual nitrogen...

The Adirondack Park contains over 6 million acres and over 3,000 lakes. Approximately 43% of the Park is publicly owned and protected to remain “forever wild”. Despite regulatory measures aimed at protecting the natural resources of the Adirondacks, surface water quality is threatened by...

Risk (and often the certainty) of adverse environmental outcomes motivates environmental regulation; other risks also affect welfare outcomes. Economic instruments are one way to reduce environmental risk while maintaining flexibility that helps manage other risks. However regulation not only...

Laplante, Meisner, and Wang present a study of willingness-to-pay of the Armenian Diaspora in the United States to protect Armenia's Lake Sevan, a unique and precious symbol of the Armenian cultural heritage. Dichotomous choice contingent valuation questions were asked in mail surveys to elicit...

Lakes and reservoirs are the world's major repository of accessible freshwater. They are central to the livelihoods and economies of a large fraction of the world's population, as well as being centers of aquatic biodiversity. They play a central role in integrated water resources management....

This paper presents a study of willingness-to-pay of the Armenian Diaspora in the United States to protect Armenia's Lake Sevan, a unique and precious symbol of the Armenian cultural heritage. Dichotomous choice contingent valuation questions were asked by mail surveys to elicit respondents'...

This paper examines six different approaches to nutrient management, and simulates the economic costs and environmental impacts associated with them using NManager, a partial equilibrium simulation model developed by Motu and NIWA, the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research. We...

Employing a unique and rich data set of water quality attributes in conjunction with detailed household characteristics and trip information, we develop a mixed logit model of recreational lake usage and undertake thorough model specification and fitting procedures to identify the best set of...