Contents Notes |
Preface: the regulation of pesticides in Europe -- past, present and future / Marco Vighi, Carolina Sbriscia Fioretti and Timothy Swanson -- Regulating chemical accumulation: an integrated approach / Timothy Swanson -- Chemical characteristics: the case of herbicides in Italy / Carolina Sbriscia Fioretti, Giuseppe Zanin, Paolo Ferrario and Marco Vighi -- Valuing chemical characteristics: a hedonic approach / Tore Sèoderqvist -- Environmental toxicology: the background for risk assessment / Marco Vighi, Richard Lloyd and Carolina Sbriscia Fioretti -- The value of changes in health risks: a review / Magnus Johannesson and Per-Olav Johansson -- On estimating the benefits of groundwater protection: a contingent valuation study in Milan / Jane Press and Tore Sèoderqvist -- Market failure / Robin Mason -- Regulatory failure / Robin Mason -- Optimal policies for regulating persistent chemicals / Timothy Swanson -- An analysis of alternative legal instruments for the regulation of pesticides / Michael G. Faure and Jèurgen G.J. Lefevere. This volume forms the conclusion of five years' collaboration between toxicologists, economists and lawyers in the understanding and solution of the problem of accumulative chemicals. |