Social, political, and policy aspects

edited by Duane G. LeVine and Arthur C. Upton ; foreword by Maurice F. Strong

This book, along with its companion volume, discusses the research needs, institutional modifications, and legislative changes that must be addressed to deal more effectively with the risks of hazardous materials. Prominent among the research needs is the necessity to assess the health effects of low-level exposure to toxicants. For none of these agents (lead, mercury, radiation, PCDDs, dioxins, PCBs, pesticides) is the existing toxicological data sufficient to define unambiguously the dose-effect relationship in the low-dose domain. Another uncertainty is our ignorance of how individuals within the human population may vary in their susceptibility to the agents because of differences in genetic background, age, sex, diet, health status, and exposure to extraneous environmental influences. Also identified among the research needs are methods for improving the technology of waste disposal, waste reduction, and waste recycling. Institutional changes necessary are the commitment to long-term, pro-active, prevention-oriented objectives; institutional mechansims to achieve better consistency and coordination among different agencies; improvement in the reliability, credibility and effectiveness with which institutions communicate risk-assessments and risk-management policies; and provision for more adequate education and training of all who must be involved. Finally, the need for certain legislative changes is considered, including better use of incentives, such as taxation and price support mechanisms; better use of enforcement provisions; statutes that address cross-media patterns of human exposure; and greater federal-state-local coordination in risk-assessment and risk-management activities.

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[目次]

  • Part 1 Research, Institutional, and Legislative Changes for Dealing with Hazardous Materials: Toxics Integration - Evaluating Policies and Statutory Problems Affecting Cross-Media Pollution Control, Leslie S. Ritts
  • The Role of Business and Industry in Managing Hazardous Substances, Fred Hoerger
  • Public Policy Implications of Possible Adverse Health Effects From Electric and Magnetic Fields, Gordon L. Hester. Part 2 Risk Communication About Hazardous Materials: Informing People About Risks From Chemicals, Radiation, and Other Toxic Substances - A Review of Obstacles To Public Understanding and Effective Risk Communication, Vincent T. Covello
  • Some Implications of Public Perceptions of Hazardous Materials, Robin Gregory
  • Differing Views of Risk - The Challenge for Decisionmakers in a Democracy , Frederick W. Allen
  • Five Case studies in Risk Communication - Lessons and Recommendations from the Project on Improving Risk Communication, Alonzo Plough
  • Social Impacts of Incinerating Hazardous Materials - Communicating Risk in a New Domain, John R. Ehrenfeld. Part 3 Involvement of the Different Publics in the Risk Dialogue - Role of Private Institutions and Citizen Groups in Controlling Health Hazards: The Role of Private Institutions and Citizen Groups in Controlling Health Hazards, Joyce Kathan
  • Practical Lessons in Risk Communication at the Community Level, Maria Pavlova
  • The Role of Private Institutions in Controlling the Health Hazards of Ionizing Radiation, Warren K. Sinclair
  • Conclusion, Duane G. LeVine and Arthur C. Upton.

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書名 Social, political, and policy aspects
著作者等 Upton, Arthur C.
Strong, Maurice F.
LeVine Duane G.
シリーズ名 Only one earth series
出版元 Praeger
刊行年月 1992
ページ数 xii, 188 p.
大きさ 24 cm
ISBN 0275943232
NCID BA19301345
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言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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