Why poison ourselves?
Subtitle: a precautionary approach to synthetic chemicals
By: Anne Platt McGinn ; Chris Bright, editor.
Contributors: Bright, Chris.; Worldwatch Institute.
Series: Worldwatch paper ;; 153
Publisher: Worldwatch Institute
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 92
Subjects: Environmental toxicology.; Chemical industry -- Environmental aspects.; Organic compounds -- Synthesis -- Environmental aspects.; Hazardous wastes -- Law and legislation.; Environmental law, International.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-92).
"November 2000."
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Toxics and the precautionary principle; title: Pulp and paper : designing the toxic out of the system; title: Pesticides: substituting knowledge for synthetics; title: PVC : turning complex problems into multiple opportunities; title: Leveraging change.