Children's environmental health: a case study in implementing the precautionary principle.
The plausible threat to children from environmental exposures and uncertainty as to the magnitude and nature of potentially harmful effects provide a rationale for taking precautionary measures to prevent such exposures. The authors present principles for applying precaution to children's environmental health, and policy tools for implementing them. A stronger focus on primary prevention and a better understanding of the risks are needed.
Tickner
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Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Boston 01854, USA. joel_tickner@uml.edu
Hoppin
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004782:Environmental Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011050:Policy Making; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States