Key actions for a sustainable chemicals policy

Chris Collins; Mike Depledge; Robert Fraser; Andrew Johnson; Gary Hutchison; Peter Matthiessen; Richard Murphy; Susan Owens; John Sumpter

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2020.105463

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Key actions for a sustainable chemicals policy

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Key actions for a sustainable chemicals policy

Chris Collins, Mike Depledge, Robert Fraser, Andrew Johnson, Gary Hutchison, Peter Matthiessen, Richard Murphy, Susan Owens and John Sumpter

Environment international, Vol.137, 105463

04/2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105463

PMID: 32086074

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Chemicals policies have spawned a wide range of regulations aimed at limiting damage to the environment and human health. Most instruments are reactive and fragmented. We propose a simple underpinning philosophy, “Do no harm”, to ensure a more sustainable, safe “chemical environment” for the future.

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Title: Key actions for a sustainable chemicals policy
Creators: Chris Collins - Soil Research Centre, Department Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6DW, UK
Mike Depledge - European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Heavitree Road, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK
Robert Fraser - School of Economics, Kennedy Building, Park Wood Road, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7FS, UK
Andrew Johnson - University of Surrey, Events
Gary Hutchison - School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh EH11 4BN, UK
Peter Matthiessen - Dolfan Barn, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys LD5 4UE, UK
Richard Murphy - University of Surrey, Centre for Environment and Sustainability
Susan Owens - Newnham College, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DF, UK
John Sumpter - Institute of Environment, Brunel University, Middlesex UB8 3PH, UK
Publication Details: Environment international, Vol.137, 105463
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Date published: 04/2020
Date accepted: 02/01/2020
Identifiers: 99528923802346
Academic Unit: Centre for Environment and Sustainability; Events
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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