title: Redesigning chemicals policy: a very different approach.
abstract: The chemical policies of the 1970s were limited by the assumptions that lie at their foundation and focused narrowly on only the most hazardous chemicals. The effective management of chemicals requires policies that focus on the entire body of chemicals and the production systems that make them. The future will require comprehensive chemicals policies that work within a systems framework to phase out the most hazardous chemicals, progressively transition away from the remaining chemicals of concern by substituting safer chemicals and technologies, and invest heavily in a new generation of safer and more sustainable chemicals.
authors: Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA. ken_geiser@uml.edu
authors: Ken
authors: K
authors: Geiser
mesh_terms: D033161:Government Regulation; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D011050:Policy Making; D011634:Public Health; D011640:Public Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances