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Brunk, Conrad G. 1945-

Value assumptions in risk assessment : a case study of the alachlor controversy / by Conrad G. Brunk, Lawrence Haworth, Brenda Lee. - Waterloo, Ont., Canada : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©1991. - 1 online resource (v, 161 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-161).

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction: Risk Assessment as Regulatory Science""; ""I. The Alachlor Controversy""; ""II. An Alternative Model of Risk Assessment""; ""III. The Arguments of the Government and Monsanto""; ""IV. The Alachlor Review Board's Estimation of Alachlor's Risks""; ""V. The Role of Values in Choice of a Risk-Benefit Standard""; ""VI. Value Frameworks in Risk Analysis""; ""Glossary""; ""Notes""

ISBN: 9780889208735 (electronic bk.) 0889208735 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Alachlor--Health aspects.
Health risk assessment.
Alachlor--Environmental aspects--Canada.
Health Status Indicators
Risques pour la santé--Évaluation.
Alachlore--Aspect de l'environnement--Canada.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--General.
Alachlor--Environmental aspects.
Alachlor--Health aspects.
Health risk assessment.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Canada.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RA1242.A347 / B78 1991eb

Dewey Class. No.: 363.17/92