Economic interests cloud hazard reductions in the European regulation of substances of very high concern

The most important variable explaining the regulation of chemical substances of very high concern in the European REACH regulation is not how dangerous a chemical is but the fact that it is not produced nor imported into the European Economic Area.

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Main Authors: Jessica Coria, Erik Kristiansson, Mikael Gustavsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34492-2
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spelling doaj.art-219cf7b73f1b43c5856de5f7d898529e2022-12-22T03:35:17ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-11-011311910.1038/s41467-022-34492-2Economic interests cloud hazard reductions in the European regulation of substances of very high concernJessica Coria0Erik Kristiansson1Mikael Gustavsson2Department of Economics, University of GothenburgDepartment of Mathematical Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology/University of GothenburgDepartment of Economics, University of GothenburgThe most important variable explaining the regulation of chemical substances of very high concern in the European REACH regulation is not how dangerous a chemical is but the fact that it is not produced nor imported into the European Economic Area.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34492-2
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Economic interests cloud hazard reductions in the European regulation of substances of very high concern
Nature Communications
title Economic interests cloud hazard reductions in the European regulation of substances of very high concern
title_full Economic interests cloud hazard reductions in the European regulation of substances of very high concern
title_fullStr Economic interests cloud hazard reductions in the European regulation of substances of very high concern
title_full_unstemmed Economic interests cloud hazard reductions in the European regulation of substances of very high concern
title_short Economic interests cloud hazard reductions in the European regulation of substances of very high concern
title_sort economic interests cloud hazard reductions in the european regulation of substances of very high concern
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