A theory of chemicals regulation and testing

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-164

  Gabbert, Silke ^a   Weikard, Hans Peter ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; European chemicals policy; Prioritization for testing; Risk management of chemicals; Toxicity testing; Value of Information analysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; DECISION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; MODELING; PRIORITIZATION; REGULATORY APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TEST;

EID: 77954130868     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2010.01300.x     Document Type: Article

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