ENV250Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Shampoo, Breast Milk, Mattress
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Citizens don"t know enough about lead and chlorine in our water citizens don"t have the proper knowledge. We would all have to learn science in order to make sure things were done: but scientists do properly. How much risk is there: before you will get sick or die. Policy and cost are not part of that decision. Risk management is where politics come into place. The government must prove that it is unsafe: communicate more to canadians about the potential risk of chemicals. 2020: the cmp intensifies timelines for action on chemical substances, develop a risk management strategy for all categorized substances by. Not to have everything assessed just a plan to do so: creates timeline to do it. We need proof that the substance is safe. We are being put at risk everywhere! Highest risk category is the skull and bones. Less obvious risk: makeup, clothes, teflon, flame retardants. Carpet, mattress, shampoo, parfume is a toxic substances .
