Bibliograph

Poisoned for pennies, the economics of toxics and precaution, by Frank Ackerman

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Poisoned for pennies, the economics of toxics and precaution, by Frank Ackerman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-309) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Poisoned for pennies

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

173748825

Responsibility statement

by Frank Ackerman

Sub title

the economics of toxics and precaution

Table Of 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

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