Scientific uncertainty and science-policy interactions in the risk assessment of hazardous chemicals

Regulating Chemical Risks: European and Global Challenges

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 151-161

  Rudén, Christina ^a   Gilek, Michael ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hazard; REACH; Risk assessment; SVHC; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951763838     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9428-5_10     Document Type: Chapter

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