Bourriaque, Ryan Joseph, B.A. Louisiana State University, 2005Master of Science, Summer Commencement, 2008Major: Agricultural EconomicsSpatial Economics of the Louisiana Wetland Mitigation Banking IndustryThesis directed by Assistant Professor Rex CaffeyPages in thesis, 86. Words in abstract,...

The EPA has identified agriculture to be a major contributor of nonpoint source water pollution. The production of rice poses two major water quality issues: the application of a large amount of water that is held on the field for long periods of time during the growing season and the disposal...