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Thornton, Joe

Beyond Risk: An Ecological Paradigm to Prevent Global Chemical Pollution

Authors:

Thornton, Joe

Publication Date:

June 15, 2000

Abstract:

Describes how the "risk assessment" approach to chemical regulation has created a fully-contaminated world, and suggests alternative policies that might actually protect the environment and human health from industrial poisons....
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