Strategies in pollution prevention: Waste minimization and source reduction

Current and potential approaches to risk reduction and pollution prevention are reviewed with emphasis on the paradigms of exposure and emission reductions. It is suggested that a rationale approach to pollution prevention must begin with the appropriate classification of chemical waste, source characterization, and development of emission profiles and their interpretation from both a scientific and regulatory viewpoints. Given the various road blocks to pollution prevention, incentives are necessary to promote the development of effective pollution prevention strategies.