The Politics of Chemical Risk: Scenarios for a Regulatory Future

General Introduction; W. Halffman, R. Bal. Part I: The Risk Assessment - Risk Management Boundary. 1. The Risk Assessments/Risk Management Boundary - Myth Making and its Implications in the UK; S. Mayer, G. Glegg. 2. Exposure Limits, Practicability, and Health Risks - Arguments for a Paradigm Shift; M. Piney. 3. Boundary Dynamics in Dutch Standard Setting for Occupational Chemicals; R. Bal. Part II: The International Arena. Introduction. 4. Recommending Health-Based Exposure Limits in the International Arena: Personal Experience and Views; V. Feron. 5. The European Union and the Politics of Chemical Risk for Workers' Health; K. van Damme. 6. Integrating Sweden in the European Union: Problems Concerning Chemicals Control; R. Nilsson. 7. Harmonization: The Politics of Reasoning Together; S. Jasanoff. Part III: Standardization. Introduction. 8. Risk Management of Chemical Substances in the European Union; P. McCutcheon. 9. Regulatory Science and the European Control of Agrochemicals; A. Irwin, et al. 10. Standards, Science, and the Politics of Chemical Risk; P. Calow. Standardization as a Trust Device; W. Halffman. Part IV: Scenarios and Reflexions. 12. The Politics of Chemical Risk: Scenarios for Regulatory Policy; W. Halffman, R. Bal. 13. Postscript on the Workshop as an Experiment; W. Halffman, R. Bal. Contributors. Workshop Participants. Abbreviations. Index.