PCBs and the precautionary principle

The Precautionary Principle in the 20th Century: Late Lessons from Early Warnings

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 64-78

  Koppe, Janna G ^a   Keys, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

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