Regulating chemical accumulation in the environment : the integration of toxicology and economics in environmental policy-making / edited by Timothy Swanson and Marco Vighi.

Other author Swanson, Timothy M.
Other author Vighi, M.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Descriptionxxi, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Environmental policy.
Environmental chemistry--Economic aspects.
Environmental toxicology.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98013354
ISBN0521593107 (hardbound)