Environmental policy, legislation and management of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 165, Issue , 2012, Pages 182-192

  Lau, Melody Hoi Yin ^a   Leung, Kenneth Mei Yee ^a   Wong, Stella Wing Yu ^a   Wang, Hong ^b   Yan, Zhen Guang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical regulation; China; Environmental law; Environmental policy; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REGULATION; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL LAW; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP);

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

PESTICIDE;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGISLATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION CONTROL;

CHINA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; ORGANIC WASTE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; POPULATION RISK; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RECYCLING;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

CHINA;

EID: 84862822621     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.01.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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