- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- 1 The Problem with Chemicals
- I Chemical Control Policies
- 2 Regulating Hazardous Chemicals
- 3 Reassessing Chemical Control Policies
- II Reframing Chemical Policies
- 4 Considering New Initiatives
- 5 Reframing the Chemicals Problem
- 6 Understanding the Chemical Economy
- III A Chemical Conversion Strategy
- 7 Driving the Chemical Market
- 8 Transforming the Chemical Industry
- 9 Designing Greener Chemistry
- IV Safer Chemical Policies
- 10 Characterizing and Prioritizing Chemicals
- 11 Generating Chemical Information
- 12 Substituting Safer Chemicals
- 13 Developing Safer Alternatives
- 14 Drafting Safer Chemical Policies
- V Chemicals without Harm
- 15 Reconstructing Government Capacity
- 16 Solving the Chemicals Problem
- Bibliography
- Index
- Urban and Industrial Environments
The Problem with Chemicals
The Problem with Chemicals
- Chapter:
- (p.1) 1 The Problem with Chemicals
- Source:
- Chemicals without Harm
- Author(s):
Ken Geiser
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
Our economy is based on thousands of chemicals many of which have hazardous properties. For over 40 years the United States has relied on federal chemical control laws to manage the risks of these chemicals, however, many of these substances today show up as pollutants in our homes, workplaces and bodies. A growing movement among consumer and environmental organizations, product manufacturers, retailers, and governments is working to eliminate the use of many of these chemicals. This book documents that movement and offers a series of proposals on how to broaden the movement and make it more effective.
Keywords: Chemical policy, hazardous chemicals, chemical risks, green chemistry, environmental policy, safer chemicals
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- 1 The Problem with Chemicals
- I Chemical Control Policies
- 2 Regulating Hazardous Chemicals
- 3 Reassessing Chemical Control Policies
- II Reframing Chemical Policies
- 4 Considering New Initiatives
- 5 Reframing the Chemicals Problem
- 6 Understanding the Chemical Economy
- III A Chemical Conversion Strategy
- 7 Driving the Chemical Market
- 8 Transforming the Chemical Industry
- 9 Designing Greener Chemistry
- IV Safer Chemical Policies
- 10 Characterizing and Prioritizing Chemicals
- 11 Generating Chemical Information
- 12 Substituting Safer Chemicals
- 13 Developing Safer Alternatives
- 14 Drafting Safer Chemical Policies
- V Chemicals without Harm
- 15 Reconstructing Government Capacity
- 16 Solving the Chemicals Problem
- Bibliography
- Index
- Urban and Industrial Environments
