Invasive elodea species intrigues economist

Efforts to eradicate the invasive aquatic plant “Elodea” have had mixed results. Herbicides are being considered in Fairbanks, after mechanical means proved unsuccessful there, while on the Kenai Peninsula, the plant is all but gone. To date, the effects of the plant on Alaska’s environment have been measured in terms of its impact on fresh water resources, but now an economist at ISER [Institute of Social and Economic Research] is working to analyze the risk , and the economic