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Poisoned for pennies : the economics of toxics and precaution / by Frank Ackerman

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Author:
Ackerman, Frank  Search this
Physical description:
xxvii, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2008
C2008
Contents:
Pricing the priceless -- Was environmental protection ever a good idea? -- The unbearable lightness of regulatory costs -- Precaution, uncertainty, and dioxin -- The economics of atrazine -- Ignoring the benefits of pesticides regulation -- Mad cows and computer models -- Costs of preventable childhood illness -- Phasing out a problem plastic -- The costs of REACH -- Impacts of REACH on developing countries -- How should the US respond to REACH? -- Conclusion: economics and precautionary policies
Topic:
Environmental policy--Cost effectiveness  Search this
Environmental health--Government policy--Cost effectiveness  Search this
Medical policy--Cost effectiveness  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_906748