The true cost of precautionary chemicals regulation

Risk Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 389-398

  Durodié, Bill ^a,b  

^a NEW COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHEMICALS; DECISION MAKING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RESEARCH;

CHEMICALS REGULATION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; REGULATORY APPROACH;

COST; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENT; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSESSION; ORIENTATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOCIETY; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN UNION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFETY; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EUROPE;

EID: 0037394058     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6924.00318     Document Type: Review

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