Environmental capacity and the precautionary principle

Two different approaches were proposed for protecting the environment from pollution by waste waters, namely the environmental (or assimilative) capacity based on the ability of an ecosystem to receive certain amounts of waste discharges without suffering any significant deleterious effects and the...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 1992-06, Vol.24 (6), p.287-295
Main Author: Stebbing, A.R.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Brackish
Exact sciences and technology
Freshwater
Marine
Natural water pollution
Pollution
Seawaters, estuaries
Water treatment and pollution
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Summary:Two different approaches were proposed for protecting the environment from pollution by waste waters, namely the environmental (or assimilative) capacity based on the ability of an ecosystem to receive certain amounts of waste discharges without suffering any significant deleterious effects and the precautionary principle which stressed the need for more effective preventative action and the introduction of control measures not requiring proof of causality between contaminants and their effects. These 2 concepts are discussed, with reference to their validity, use in practice, the question of causality and the need for operational criteria, environmental economics and the precautionary principle as a political concept. There are 44 references.
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/0025-326X(92)90589-X