Chemicals without harm : policies for a sustainable world /
Today, there are thousands of synthetic chemicals used to make our clothing, cosmetics, household products, electronic devices, even our children's toys. Many of these chemicals help us live longer and more comfortable lives, but some of these highly useful chemicals are also persistent, toxic,...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England :
The MIT Press,
[2015]
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Colección: | Urban and industrial environments.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The problem with chemicals
- Chemical control policies. Regulating hazardous chemicals ; Reassessing chemical control policies
- Reframing chemical policies. Considering new initiatives ; Reframing the chemicals problem ; Understanding the chemical economy
- A chemical conversion strategy. Driving the chemical market ; Transforming the chemical industry ; Designing greener chemistry
- Safer chemical policies. Characterizing the prioritizing chemicals ; Generating chemical information ; Substituting safer chemicals ; Developing safer alternatives ; Drafting safer chemical policies
- Chemicals without harm. Reconstructing government capacity ; Solving the chemicals problem.