UID:
almafu_9959240413902883
Format:
1 online resource (xxi, 278 pages) :
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illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-107-11444-6
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1-280-42928-3
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0-511-17503-5
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0-511-03991-3
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0-511-15513-1
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0-511-32528-2
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0-511-53599-6
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0-511-05439-4
Content:
This volume forms the conclusion of a collaboration between toxicologists, economists and lawyers in the understanding and solution of the problem of accumulative chemicals. It will be a valuable resource for a broad group of researchers in environmental science and policy, and will also form a useful supplementary reference text for courses in environmental policy, science, economics and toxicology.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Preface: The regulation of pesticides in Europe - past, present and future; Moving towards a preventive approach; The setting of quality objectives and standards for pesticides; The zero tolerance approach for pesticides in drinking water; What has been the outcome of the zero tolerance policy?; Outputs: how should chemical accumulation in drinking water be regulated?; References; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Regulating chemical accumulation: an integrated approach
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2 Chemical characteristics: the case of herbicides in Italy; 3 Valuing chemical characteristics: a hedonic approach; 4 Environmental toxicology: the background for risk assessment; 5 The value of changes in health risks: a review; 6 On estimating the benefits of groundwater protection: a contingent valuation study in Milan; 7 Market failure; 8 Regulatory failure; 9 Optimal policies for regulating persistent chemicals; 10 An analysis of alternative legal instruments for the regulation of pesticides
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-08856-9
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-59310-7
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535994
