Follow all instructions for submitting assignments. After reading through this unit’s informative materials, answer the following questions providing detail and resources for each response.
1. Do you believe that there is an “acceptable” level of risk for toxic substances? If so, how should the government determine that level of risk?
2. How should the government deal with uncertainty in regulating toxic substances? Assume that there is a new pesticide that is carcinogenic to rats. Despite years of testing, however, scientists have no idea how risky the pesticide is to humans. Scientist expects that it is probably a human carcinogen, but they are not sure. The pesticide could kill no one or thousands of people. To make matters difficult, the pesticide would be extremely valuable to farmers. The Department of Agriculture estimates that the pesticide could save the farming industry over a billion dollars per year. Should EPA allow sales of the pesticide, or ban it? **Consider looking at “The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
3. Can a price be placed on human life? Risk-benefit statutes frequently require the government to put a value on human life in order to determine whether banning or regulating a substance is worth the economic cost. Do you believe that it is appropriate for the government to be making such decisions? Statute: TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act”.
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