Title: Averting catastrophe
Description: Chernobyl, Bhopal, and Love Canal are symbols of the potentially catastrophic risks that go hand in hand with much modern technology. This volume is a non-partisan study of the imperfect but steadily developing system for containing the risks of such technologies as chemicals, nuclear power, and genetic engineering. ... Publisher description.
Subjects: Environmental protection, Risk assessment, Technology, Internationaler Umweltschutz, Umweltschutz, Technologie, Katastrophenschutz, Milieubeleid, Technikbewertung, Technik, Technologisch aspectenonderzoek, Rampen, Social aspects, Hazardous substances, Public health & preventive medicine, Technology: General Issues, History, Sociology, Technology and civilization, Science/Mathematics, General, Human Geography, Science / General, Pollution, Risk, Technology assessment