Abstract
As already indicated in chapter 4, during the last decade the production and use of chlorine has been a point of attention for environmental groups and governmental institutions all over the world. Major debates and research programmes concerned with chlorine took place in Sweden (KemI, 1995), Germany (Ecotec, 1991; Plinke et al., 1994) and the US and Canada. In the latter countries, a very influential research programme was conducted within the framework of the International Joint Commission (IJC, 1993a and 1993b). In its Sixth Biennial report (IJC, 1992) the IJC even came to the conclusion that “the use of chlorine and its compounds should be avoided in the manufacturing process.”
I feel that the risks from chlorine and chlorine compounds are manageable.
Mrs. Margaretha de Boer, Dutch Minister of Environment, in a letter to the Standing Committee for Environment of the Lower House, 21 November 1995
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Tukker, A. (1999). The Dutch chlorine debate. In: Frames in the Toxicity Controversy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4756-9_6
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