Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-186) and index.
Legislative-regulatory controls affecting waste management schemes -- Global dimensions of waste disposal practices -- The transboundary shipments of hazardous wastes -- Controlling the transboundary movements of hazardous wastes -- Ramifications of a hazardous waste trade -- A conceptual formulation for waste trade evaluations -- Assessing the viability of a waste trade programme -- Towards a global environmental policy-making -- An epilogue -- References -- Further reading -- Recommended journals -- Index.
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This book discusses the need for a regulated and informed forum for international trade in hazardous waste. It is argued that with careful planning, health and ecological risks can be minimized and net economic benefits realized.
International trade in hazardous waste.
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Environmental law, International.
Hazardous wastes-- Management.
Hazardous wastes-- Risk assessment.
Hazardous wastes-- Transportation-- Law and legislation.
Environmental law, International.
Hazardous wastes-- Management.
Hazardous wastes-- Risk assessment.
Hazardous wastes-- Transportation-- Law and legislation.