Comparative Analysis of State Regulations for Use of Agricultural Chemicals, A
讨论各州为预防地下水污染而制定的农药法规，通过调查立法者分析法案引入因素、利益集团影响及未来立法趋势，并利用经济、政治和物理因素进行统计分析。
Policies to regulate pesticides at the national level have not changed as new issues, such as groundwater contamination, have emerged. Therefore, various states are responding. This paper discusses recent state initiatives in regulating pesticides to prevent groundwater contamination, and suggests trends in these policies. A survey of legislators who have sponsored pesticide/groundwater contamination legislation is presented. Survey results show the factors affecting bill introduction, the influence of interest groups on the bills, important issues in bill debate, and trends in future legislation. A statistical analysis of the survey states and survey responses is also presented, using economic, political, and physical factors as explanatory variables.