Documentation and Knowledge Center of Fundación Mapfre > Risk, science, and politics : regulating toxic substances in Canada and the United States

Publication: Montreal [etc.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, D.L. 1994Physical description: XIII, 235 p. ; 23 cmNotes: Sumario: Policy making amid scientific uncertainty -- Cancer risk assessment -- Between science and politics: assessing the risks of dioxin -- Forbidden fruit: regulating the pesticides alachlor and alar -- Paternalism vs consumer choice: regulation of saccharin in Canada and the United States -- Political insulation: the rise and fall of urea-formaldehyde foam -- Acceptable risks? Regulation asbestos in Canada and the United States -- The perils of paternalism: controlling radon exposure in Canadian and U.S. homes -- Conclusion: risk, science and public policyMateria / lugar / evento: Contaminantes químicos Evaluación de riesgos Productos tóxicos y peligrosos Política medioambiental Canadá Estados Unidos Sustancias químicas Cáncer Otros autores: Hoberg, George Other categories: 872Standard numbers: ISBN 0-7735-1251-9

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