Title and Table of Contents

Chemicals in the European Environment: Low Doses High Stakes?

The EEA and UNEP Annual Message 2 on the State Of Europe's Environment

Contents
Preface
Summary
1. Introduction
2. Chemicals without borders
3. Many chemicals: but limited toxicity data
4. Risk assessment
5. Ecological and human impacts
6 Some policy initiatives for reducing risk
7. A new paradigm for chemicals management
8. Conclusions
Acronyms
References

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