Precautionary principle

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-009344

A principle stating that if an action or policy has a suspected risk of causing harm to the public or to the environment, in the absence of scientific consensus that the action or policy is harmful, the burden of proof that it is not harmful falls on those taking the action. This principle is often applied in environmental law and policy, such as in the regulation of new chemicals.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-CHM-009344
Field	Chemistry
Subject	Chemistry and Human Health
References	PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 930 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)

Record as JSON

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