The precautionary principle and global chemical risk management: Some insights from the case of persistent organic pollutants

Greener Management International

Volumn , Issue 41, 2003, Pages 33-46

  Maguire, Steve ^a   Ellis, Jaye ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemicals policy; Multilateral environmental agreements; Persistent organic pollutants; Precautionary principle; Risk management; Scientific uncertainty; Stockholm Convention on POPs

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0842301383     PISSN: 09669671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9774/GLEAF.3062.2003.sp.00005     Document Type: Article

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