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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827875403321

Titolo

Environmental effects of transgenic plants : the scope and adequacy of regulation / / Committee on Environmental Impacts Associated with Commercialization of Transgenic Plants, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002

ISBN

0-309-17017-6

1-280-18407-8

9786610184071

0-309-50917-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (342 p.)

Disciplina

631.5/233

Soggetti

Transgenic plants - Risk assessment

Agricultural biotechnology - Environmental aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-286) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Ecological, Genetic, and Social Factors Affecting Environmental Assessment of Transgenic Plants -- 2 Scientific Assumptions and Premises Underpinning the Regulation and Oversight of Environmental Risks of Transgenic Plants -- 3 APHIS Regulatory Policy for Transgenic Organisms -- 4 Case Studies of APHIS Assessments -- 5 Analysis of APHIS Assessments -- 6 Postcommercialization Testing and Monitoring for Environmental Effects of Transgenic Plants -- 7 The Future of Agricultural Biotechnology -- References -- A Workshop to Assess the Regulatory Oversight of GM Crops and the Next Generation of Genetic Modifications for Crop Plants -- B Workshop Presenters/Panelists -- C "Dear Colleague" Letter -- D "Dear Colleague Letter" Recipients -- About the Authors -- Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications -- Index.