SCI 1102 Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter 14: Persistent Organic Pollutant, Precautionary Principle, Stockholm Convention On Persistent Organic Pollutants
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Probability (this is a description of the likelihood of a given thing happening. This description is quantitative. : risk _____ includes decisions and strategies that will minimize risk. Has resulted in the proposal of conventions for toxicant regulation (the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants (pops), introduced in. Pops are toxic chemicals that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate in the food chain, and often can travel long distances. ) If an evaluating committee places the burden of proof of the safety of a new chemical on the manufacturer of the chemical, then the committee is using the. European nations tend to use the precautionary principle, whereas the united states follows the innocent-until-proven-guilty approach: scientists are interested in the effects of environmental hazards on wildlife because. Animals can serve as an early warning to the damage of environmental toxins. (much like the proverbial.
