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245 10 a| Poisoned for pennies :b| the economics of toxics and precaution /c| by Frank Ackerman.;

300 a| xxvii, 317 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-309) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

650 0 a| Environmental policyx| Cost effectiveness.=| ^A116125;

650 0 a| Environmental healthx| Government policyx| Cost effectiveness.=| ^A159;

650 0 a| Medical policyx| Cost effectiveness.=| ^A6198;

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

Author/creator	Ackerman, Frank
Format	Book
Publication Info	Washington : Island Press, ©2008.
Description	xxvii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Environmental policy--Cost effectiveness. Environmental health--Government policy. --Cost effectiveness. Medical policy--Cost effectiveness.

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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-309) and index.
LCCN	2007040654
ISBN	9781597264006 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	1597264008 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781597264013 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1597264016 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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

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