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200 10$aAverting catastrophe$estrategies for regulating risky technologies /$fJoseph G. Morone and Edward J. Woodhouse$b[electronic resource]
210 0 $aBerkeley, Calif. $cUniversity of California Press$d1986
215   $a1 online resource (x, 215 p. )$cill. ;
300   $aIncludes index.
311   $a0-520-05754-6 
320   $aBibliography: p. 177-202.
327   $aPreface -- 1. The potential for catastrophe -- 2. Toxic chemicals -- 3. Nuclear power -- 4. Recombinant DNA research -- 5. Threats to the ozone layer -- 6. The greenhouse threat -- 7. A system fro averting catastrophe -- 8. Can we do better? -- Notes -- Index.
330   $aChernobyl, Bhopal, and Love Canal are symbols of the potentially catastrophic risks that go hand in hand with much modern technology. This volume is a non-partisan study of the imperfect but steadily developing system for containing the risks of such technologies as chemicals, nuclear power, and genetic engineering. ... Publisher description.
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606   $aTechnology assessment
606   $aEnvironmental protection
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700   $aMorone$b Joseph G$01231557
701   $aWoodhouse$b Edward J$01231558
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