Chemicals regulation and precaution: does REACH really incorporate the precautionary principle

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 395-404

  Hansen, Steffen Foss ^a   Carlsen, Lars ^b   Tickner, Joel A ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Awareness Center Roskilde   (Denmark)

^c University of Massachusette   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternatives Assessment; European chemicals regulation; Precautionary principle; REACH

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; CHLORPHENOTANE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; POLICY; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 34447502319     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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