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The following sections describe the global problems caused by chemicals and examine the resulting legal challenges. The first section will provide an overview of the various global concerns arising from the ever-present use and release of chemicals. Following this will be a brief account of the toxicological methods used when addressing chemical safety. Finally, the difficulties finding legal solutions to the problems caused by chemicals will be discussed.
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© 2009 Michael J. Warning
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Warning, M.J. (2009). Chemicals: A Global Challenge. In: Transnational Public Governance. Transformations of the State. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230244818_7
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