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Book SynopsisThis incisive volume of the
Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law offers a broad analysis of the foundations, main concepts, and substantive and procedural requirements of selected chemical law regimes as they pertain to the environment. Featuring contributions from more than 40 expert scholars and practitioners in the field, the volume focuses on chemical regulatory systems from representative jurisdictions, including the EU and the US, to provide a coherent overview of this expansive and often fragmented area of law.
Divided into five thematic parts, the volume first examines the fundamental concepts of chemical law, addressing topics including risk assessment, nomenclature, environmental justice and animal testing. Entries then discuss types of chemicals and exposures, regulation of chemicals in products and manufacturing, and waste and contamination, as well as covering liability rules as they apply to chemicals.
This volume will be an essential resource for scholars and students looking for a clear understanding of chemicals regulation and governance from environmental and public health perspectives at both national and international levels. Its insights into policy developments and liability issues will also be of interest to policymakers and practitioners.
Table of ContentsContents: Foreword to the Encyclopedia xi Jamie Benidickson and Yves Le Bouthillier Foreword to Volume XII xii Michael Faure List of abbreviations xiv Introduction to Volume XII 1 Adam DK Abelkop and Lucas Bergkamp PART 1 GENERAL CONCEPTS XII.1 Chemicals as regulatory targets 19 John S Applegate XII.2 Chemical nomenclature: the sentinel at the gate of chemical legislation 35 Herb Estreicher and Rhys G Daniels XII.3 Legislative basis – chemical risk assessment 48 ME (Bette) Meek XII.4 Chemical testing and nonhuman animals 69 Courtney G Lee XII.5 The regulation of toxics and environmental justice: the uneven distribution of pollution 89 Dayna Nadine Scott and Lara Tessaro XII.6 Policy instruments in chemical risk governance 112 Adam DK Abelkop and Kenneth R Richards PART 2 CHEMICALS IN PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURING XII.7 Regulation under the US Toxic Substances Control Act as amended by the Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act 145 Adam DK Abelkop XII.8 Risk management measures under the European Union’s REACH Regulation and CLP Regulation 172 Nicolas Herbatschek XII.9 Leverage effect of public disclosure on risk management and risk assessment 185 David Roe XII.10 International law governing chemical risk assessment and management 203 Noah M Sachs, David A Wirth, and Adam DK Abelkop XII.11 Classification systems 225 .gnes Botos and Zolt.n Ill.s XII.12 Global data sharing 245 Doris Peters and Maren Rectanus PART 3 TYPES OF CHEMICALS AND EXPOSURES XII.13 Case studies in regulatory concepts 267 Lynn L Bergeson, Bethami Auerbach, Lisa R Burchi, Carla N Hutton, and Zameer Qureshi XII.14 Pesticide regulation in the US 290 Mary Jane Angelo XII.15 Pesticide law in the European Union 311 Anna Gergely and Gy.ngyi D.vid XII.16 Medicines 330 Erika Lietzan and Patricia J Zettler XII.17 Regulation of chemicals in food 344 Timothy D Lytton and Patricia J Zettler XII.18 Tobacco regulation 360 Micah L Berman XII.19 Worker protection and occupational health and safety legislation in the EU 376 Jan Popma XII.20 Runoff from concentrated animal feeding operations, manure 396 Terence J Centner PART 4 WASTE AND CONTAMINATION XII.21 Overview of chemicals in waste streams 413 Jonathan Cocker and Ulrich Ellinghaus XII.22 Definition of waste 422 Jeffrey M Gaba and Anita Lloyd XII.23 Waste in European waste law: the Waste Framework Directive explained 441 Thomas J de R.mph XII.24 International regulation of trade in chemicals 462 Jonathan Carlson XII.25 Remediation of contaminated areas exposed to chemical substances 481 Alexandre Salom.o Jabra PART 5 LIABILITY XII.26 Toxic torts in Europe 501 Lucas Bergkamp and Katinka M Brouwer XII.27 The role of tort law in environmental health protections: how scientific evidentiary standards change tort litigation 522 Carl F Cranor XII.28 Asbestos litigation and regulation in the US 543 D’Arcy LR Rapp XII.29 Liability for contaminated land 565 Mark Templeton XII.30 Environmental liability insurance 581 Valerie Fogleman Index
