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Controlling Environmental Risks from Chemicals
Peter P. Calow
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Description for Controlling Environmental Risks from Chemicals
Hardcover. This text details the need for regulation, and the philosophical, scientific and policy basis of the general approach to chemical controls. It outlines the legislative institutions and mechanisms in Europe and the UK, paying particular attention to how they interact. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 1KBB; LNKJ; LNKW; LNS; LNTJ; RNP; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Commercial chemicals contribute to our social welfare, yet can pose serious problems for the environment. How do we recognise these problems? How do we manage them? How do we objectively balance environmental risks with social benefits? This book describes the principles and practices of ecological risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis, asking key but challenging questions such as 'what are we trying to protect?' and 'how do we undertake a cost-benefit analysis?'. It also shows how these principles are written into legislation. The emphasis is on the EU Directives and Regulations, with a chapter on the instruments and institutions involved; but ... Read more
Commercial chemicals contribute to our social welfare, yet can pose serious problems for the environment. How do we recognise these problems? How do we manage them? How do we objectively balance environmental risks with social benefits? This book describes the principles and practices of ecological risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis, asking key but challenging questions such as 'what are we trying to protect?' and 'how do we undertake a cost-benefit analysis?'. It also shows how these principles are written into legislation. The emphasis is on the EU Directives and Regulations, with a chapter on the instruments and institutions involved; but ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471969952
SKU
V9780471969952
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99-50
About Peter P. Calow
Peter P. Calow is the author of Controlling Environmental Risks from Chemicals: Principles and Practice, published by Wiley.
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