Author: Environmental Studies Board

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1980-02-01

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 0309029465

Selecting and scheduling compounds for assessment. Risk assessment: hazards to human health - risk to structures, materials and crops - overall assessment of risks. Benefit assessment: analysis of pesticide productivity - estimating changes in pest controal costs - economic evaluation of productivity and costs effects. Evaluation of the regulatory options: weighing the risks and benefits. Application to chlorobenzilate.