Risk, Science, and Politics ：Regulating Toxic Substances in Canada and the United States

Publication subTitle ：Regulating Toxic Substances in Canada and the United States

Author： Harrison   Kathryn  

Publisher： McGill-Queen's University Press‎

Publication year： 1994

E-ISBN: 9780773565050

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780773512368

Subject： D90 theory of law (jurisprudence);D91 Legal departments

Keyword： 法律

Language： ENG

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Description

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.

Chapter

Contents

Preface

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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

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