Regulating Chemical Accumulation in the Environment
The Integration of Toxicology and Economics in Environmental Policy-making

Covers the problem of accumulative chemicals in the environment; for researchers in environmental science, environmental policy, economics and toxicology.

Timothy M. Swanson (Edited by), Marco Vighi (Edited by)

9780521593106, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 10 December 1998

304 pages, 21 b/w illus. 40 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.61 kg

'This book is very useful to a broad group of academics and researchers in the field of environmental science and environmental policy.' Iasi Polytechnic Magazine

The environment has become exposed to a range of damaging contaminants from a wide variety of sources. Regulation of and legislation against offending parties has frequently been hampered because of the difficulty of co-operation between disparate disciplines in the natural, social and political sciences. 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. As well as a case study of the accumulation of pesticides in groundwater in one particular region (the European Union), the book forms a general study of the value of interdisciplinary approaches in environmental policy making. The volume will be a valuable resource for a broad group of academics and researchers in the area of environmental science and environmental policy. It will also form a useful supplementary reference text for courses in environmental policy, science, economics and toxicology.

List of contributors
Preface: the regulation of pesticides in Europe - past, present and future
Acknowledgements
Introduction: 1. Regulating chemical accumulation: an integrated approach Timothy Swanson
Part I. The Characteristics of Accumulative Chemicals: 2. Chemical characteristics: the case of herbicides in Italy Carolina Sbriscia Fioretti, Guiseppe Zanin, Paolo Ferrario and Marco Vighi
3. Valuing chemical characteristics: a hedonic approach Tore Söderqvist
Part II. Estimating the Costs of Chemical Accumulation: 4. Environmental toxicology: the background for risk assessment Marco Vighi, Richard Lloyd and Carolina Sbriscia Fioretti
5. The value of changes in health risks: a review Magnus Johannesson and Per-Olav Johansson
6. On estimating the benefits of groundwater protection: a contingent valuation study in Milan Jane Press, Tore Söderqvist
Part III. The Analysis of Market and Regulatory Failure: 7. Market failure Robin Mason
8. Regulatory failure Robin Mason
Part IV. Policies for Regulating Chemical Accumulation: 9. Optimal policies for regulating persistent chemicals Timothy Swanson
10. An analysis of alternative legal instruments for the regulation of pesticides Michael G. Faure and Jürgen G. J. Lefevere.

Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ]