Moving further upstream: From toxics reduction to the precautionary principle

Public Health Reports

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 574-586

  Mayer, Brian ^a   Brown, Phil ^a   Linder, Meadow ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAW; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036879820     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3549(04)50202-9     Document Type: Review

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