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Discuss your opinion on the precautionary principle. Should those who wish to introduce a new chemical, a new industrial process, a land-use change, and so on, have to demonstrate that their change will not harm the environment before proceeding? Explain and defend your answer, using additional paper if necessary.
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11 years ago
One could contrast the Precautionary Principle with the Risk Paradigm, and see what students conclude. One could bring up CFCs, DDT, and any number of other toxins that would probably never have been developed if the Precautionary Principle had been applied. It is also worth noting that approval of new drugs by the FDA is supposed to rely on the Precautionary Principle. Would the many adverse reactions to drugs on the part of patients have been avoided by applying the PP more rigorously?
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