Wastewater Management Efficiency and Determinant Factors in the Chinese Industrial Sector 2004-2014

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Wastewater Management Efficiency and Determinant Factors in the Chinese Industrial Sector 2004-2014

Wastewater Management Efficiency and Determinant Factors in the Chinese Industrial Sector from 2004 to 2014

Hidemichi Fujii and Shunsuke Managi

Abstract

This study analyzes industrial wastewater management efficiency using a Chinese provincial dataset from 2004 to 2014. The weighted Russell directional distance model is used to evaluate the efficiency of management practices. Determinants analysis was conducted based on governmental policy, pollution abatement, and market factors to identify the main drivers of industrial wastewater management efficiency in China.

The results indicate that the wastewater management efficiency improved in the eastern and central regions. However, there is a significant efficiency gap between provinces in the western region. Moreover, the main determinants of wastewater management efficiency differ among regions and pollutants. 

Keywords : industrial wastewater management; weighted Russell directional distance model; chemical oxygen demand; ammonia nitrogen; China

Water   2017 ,  9 (8), 586; https://doi.org/10.3390/w9080586

Fujii, H.; Managi, S. Wastewater Management Efficiency and Determinant Factors in the Chinese Industrial Sector from 2004 to 2014.  Water   2017 ,  9 , 586.

Source: MDPI

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