Biotechnology & the Environment: International Regulation

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Environmental Aspects of Biotechnology Regulation....Pages 1-7
EPA and Pesticides....Pages 8-33
Environmental and Manufacturing Applications: The Toxic Substances Control Act....Pages 34-60
Regulation of the Biotechnology Industry Under the Pollution Control Laws....Pages 61-78
The Regulation of Agricultural Applications of Biotechnology....Pages 79-100
National Institutes of Health....Pages 101-114
Food and Drug Administration....Pages 115-124
Coordinating Federal Biotechnology Policy....Pages 125-135
National Environmental Policy Act....Pages 136-146
Endangered Species Act....Pages 147-151
Transportation of Biological Materials....Pages 152-157
Local Regulation of Biotechnology....Pages 158-172
Product Liability and Private Environmental Litigation....Pages 173-186
The Regulation of the Environmental Aspects of Biotechnology in the United Kingdom....Pages 187-205
Australia....Pages 206-210
Austria....Pages 211-211
The Canadian Regulatory Framework for Biotechnology....Pages 212-220
Denmark....Pages 221-228
Federal Republic of Germany....Pages 229-233
France....Pages 234-237
Ireland....Pages 238-243
The Netherlands....Pages 244-250
New Zealand....Pages 251-257
Switzerland....Pages 258-263
International Regulation — the OECD And EC....Pages 264-270
Conclusion....Pages 271-280
Postscript....Pages 281-289
Back Matter....Pages 290-339