| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 278 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: the regulation of pesticides in Europe -- past, present and future / Marco Vighi, Carolina Sbriscia Fioretti and Timothy Swanson -- Regulating chemical accumulation: an integrated approach / Timothy Swanson -- Chemical characteristics: the case of herbicides in Italy / Carolina Sbriscia Fioretti, Giuseppe Zanin, Paolo Ferrario and Marco Vighi -- Valuing chemical characteristics: a hedonic approach / Tore Söderqvist -- Environmental toxicology: the background for risk assessment / Marco Vighi, Richard Lloyd and Carolina Sbriscia Fioretti -- The value of changes in health risks: a review / Magnus Johannesson and Per-Olav Johansson -- On estimating the benefits of groundwater protection: a contingent valuation study in Milan / Jane Press and Tore Söderqvist -- Market failure / Robin Mason -- Regulatory failure / Robin Mason -- Optimal policies for regulating persistent chemicals / Timothy Swanson -- An analysis of alternative legal instruments for the regulation of pesticides / Michael G. Faure and Jürgen G.J. Lefevere. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Environmental policy.
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Environmental policy. |
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Environmental chemistry -- Economic aspects.
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Environmental chemistry -- Economic aspects. |
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Environmental chemistry. |
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Environmental toxicology.
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Environmental toxicology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Swanson, Timothy M.
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Vighi, M.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Regulating chemical accumulation in the environment. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1998 0521593107 (DLC) 98013354 (OCoLC)38495014 |
| ISBN |
0511039913 (electronic book) |
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9780511039911 (electronic book) |
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0511054394 |
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9780511054396 |
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9780521593106 |
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0521593107 |
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