Risk, Science, and Politics
Regulating Toxic Substances in Canada and the United States
1st Edition
Published on 18. November 1994
256 pages
978-0-7735-6505-0 (ISBN)
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Government regulation of toxic substances in Canada and the United States is examined and compared in Risk, Science, and Politics. Kathryn Harrison and George Hoberg report dramatically different approaches to regulatory science in the two countries.
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Kathryn Harrison | George Hoberg
Risk, Science, and Politics
Regulating Toxic Substances in Canada and the United States
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11/1994
McGill-Queen's University Press
€37.50
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Kathryn Harrison | George Hoberg
Risk, Science, and Politics
Regulating Toxic Substances in Canada and the United States
Book
11/1994
McGill-Queen's University Press
€154.50
Article not available at the moment
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 Policy Making amid Scientific Uncertainty
- 2 Cancer Risk Assessment: Concepts and Controversies
- 3 Between Science and Politics: Assessing the Risks of Dioxin
- 4 Forbidden Fruit: Regulating the Pesticides Alachlor and Alar
- 5 Paternalism vs Consumer Choice: Regulation of Saccharin in Canada and the United States (with Colleen Rohde)
- 6 Political Insulation: The Rise and Fall of Urea-Formaldehyde Foam
- 7 Acceptable Risks? Regulating Asbestos in Canada and the United States (with Gregory Hein)
- 8 The Perils of Paternalism: Controlling Radon Exposure in Canadian and U.S. Homes
- 9 Conclusion: Risk, Science, and Public Policy
- Notes
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
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