Precautionary information-generation in science and the law

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 65-79

  Cranor, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information generation; Precautionary principle; Scouting

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MONITORING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

INFORMATION GENERATION SYSTEM; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; SCOUTING;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEGAL ASPECT; MANDATORY PROGRAM; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENCE; THREAT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28244491600     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0152     Document Type: Article

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