Regulating chemical accumulation in the environment - The integration of toxicology and economics in environmental policy-making

2004 г.

Автор: Swanson T., Vighi M. (Ed.)

Cambridge University Press, 2004. - 278 стp. ISBN 0-511-03991-3 eBook.

Contents.
List of contributors.
Preface: The regulation of pesticides in Europe – past, present and future.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
Regulating chemical accumulation: an integrated approach
The characteristics of accumulative chemicals.
Chemical characteristics: the case of herbicides in Italy
Valuing chemical characteristics: a hedonic approach
Estimating the costs of chemical accumulation.
Environmental toxicology: the background for risk assessment
The value of changes in health risks:a review
On estimating the benefits of groundwater protection: a contingent valuation study in Milan
The analysis of market and regulatory failure.
Market failure
Regulatory failure
Policies for regulating chemical accumulation.
Optimal policies for regulating persistent chemicals
An analysis of alternative legal instruments for the regulation of pesticides