Driving forces of chemical risks for the European biodiversity

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-54

  Maxim, Laura ^a   Spangenberg, Joachim H ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Chemicals; DPSIR; REACH; Risk; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 70349447952     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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