Attitude of a group of Belgian stakeholders towards proposed agricultural countermeasures after a radioactive contamination: synthesis of the discussions within the Belgian EC-FARMING group
| Autor: | M. Bernaerts, O. Pauwels, B. Carlé, F. Hardeman, C. Vandecasteele, L. Sombré |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Sociology of scientific knowledge
Safety Management Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Distribution (economics) Public Policy Food Supply Food chain Politics Belgium Environmental protection Environmental Chemistry Animals Humans Agricultural productivity Waste Management and Disposal Environmental planning Food Contamination Radioactive Decontamination business.industry Agriculture General Medicine Food safety Pollution Countermeasure Attitude Decision Support Systems Management Public Health business Abattoirs Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of environmental radioactivity. 83(3) |
| ISSN: | 0265-931X |
| Popis: | In the case of radioactive contamination of the environment with an impact on the food chain, the remediation strategy will not only be based on scientific knowledge and technical experience, but will also be dictated by peculiarities of the country. These characteristics include the agro-industrial structure, the local and international economical contexts and the political configuration including the distribution of responsibilities and competencies. This paper identifies and illustrates the most relevant characteristics of the Belgian agricultural system and political environment; it also describes the past experience with food chain contamination, which is expected to influence the attitude of Belgian stakeholders, who would be involved in the setting up of countermeasure strategies for maintaining agricultural production and food safety. The picture drawn explains why several countermeasures aiming to reduce the contamination in food products, although scientifically sound and technically feasible, are hardly acceptable or even not acceptable at all, to the stakeholders. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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