The chlorine controversy

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 455-458

  Cap, Andrew P ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorine ban; Precautionary principle

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029817112     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00377869     Document Type: Conference Paper

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