| Document ID (ISN) | 76740 |
| CIS number |
01-843 |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Chiu G., Côté R., Saunders P., VanderZwaag D.
Management of Industrial Chemical and Wastes in CARICOM States Project |
| Title |
Toxic chemicals control in the Caribbean: Towards model legislation |
| Bibliographic information |
School for Resource and Environmental Studies (SRES), Dalhousie University, 1312 Robie Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2E2, Canada, 1994. viii, 244p. Bibl.ref. |
| Abstract |
Proceedings of a workshop on legislation for the management of industrial and chemical wastes in the CARICOM States (Caribbean Commonwealth Countries) held in Barbados, 21-23 October 1993. Main topics covered: overview of the chemical problem (air pollution, oil pollution, chemicals management for sustainable development); international and national chemical control legislation; principles and practical problems of chemical control legislation; management of industrial chemicals and wastes in various CARICOM States; recommendations and guidelines for model chemical legislation. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
disposal of harmful waste; toxic substances; Caribbean Islands; legal aspects |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Grenada; Guyana; British Virgin Islands; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; pollution control; conference; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Jamaica |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Barbados; Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Waste collection and disposal
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