...to no one special interests use it as their private sewer. ( Ralph Nader) ^ Precautionary Principle: When an activity raises threats of harm to human health...environment, precautionary measures should be taken even it some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically. iSanford Lewis) ^...

...1998, which explains the PP as follows: When an activity raises threats of harm to human health orthe environment precautionary measures should be taken...relationships are not fully established scientifically. In this context the proponent of an activity, rather than the public, should bear the burden of proof.'7...

...potentially harmful agents: Where an activity raises threats of harm to the environment or human health, precautionary measures should be taken even if some...relationships are not fully established scientifically. In this context, the proponent of an activity, rather than the public bears the burden of proof. The...

...Precautionary principle When an activity raises threats of harm to the environment or human health, precautionary measures should be taken even if some...relationships are not fully established scientifically. Wingspread Statement on the Precautionary Principle, Jan. 1998. Characteristic Level Examples Knowledge...

...to whom? Another potential solution might reside in what is known as the precautionary principle. 51 When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, this principle argues that precautionary measures should be taken, even if some cause-and-effect relationships...

...often-cited statement from the so-called Wingspread conference in Racine, Wisconsin in 1998 sums it up: 'When an activity raises threats of harm to human...relationships are not fully established scientifically.' The Precautionary Principle can be thought of as a hierarchical approach to setting targets. The sustainability...

...issued by a conference convened by environmentalists and environmental organisations, which states: 'When an activity raises threats of harm to human...relationships are not fully established scientifically. In this context the proponent of an activity, rather than the public, should bear the burden of proof....

...uncertainty, it is not unreasonable to invoke the "precaution principle" (Appell, 2001) that states "when an activity raises threats of harm to human...relationships are not fully established scientifically." The application of this principle is especially relevant to this problem, as many inorganic and synthetic...

...as a reason for postponing measures to prevent environmental degradation. (Rio Declaration 1992) > When an activity raises threats of harm to human health...relationships are not fully established scientifically. (Rachel's Environment & Health Weekly 1998) The precautionary principle is controversial. There are...

...been a major driving force for pollution prevention and industrial ecology. This principle states that "when an activity raises threats of harm to human...precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause -and-effect relations are not fully established scientifically" (1998 Wingspread Statement). At the...