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Harrison, Kathryn

Risk, science, and politics : regulating toxic substances in Canada and the United States / Kathryn Harrison and George Hoberg. — Montreal [etc.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, D.L. 1994

XIII, 235 p. ; 23 cm

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 policy

ISBN 0-7735-1251-9

1. Contaminantes químicos . 2. Evaluación de riesgos . 3. Productos tóxicos y peligrosos . 4. Política medioambiental . 5. Canadá . 6. Estados Unidos . 7. Sustancias químicas . 8. Cáncer . I. Hoberg, George . II. Title.

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