Risk, science, and politics : regulating toxic substances in Canada and the United States

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<abstract displayLabel="Summary">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</abstract>
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