Benzene: A historical perspective on the American and European occupational setting

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

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 35-48

  Infante, Peter F ^a  

^a Occupational Safety and Health Administration   (United States)

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