Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Subject "HEALTH"
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1, 3-Dichloropropene, 1, 2-Diciiloropropane and Mixtures Health and Safety Guide 76
(1992)Commercial 1,3-dichioropropene is a mixture of cis- and trans- isomers and 92% pure. It may also be used in admixtures with 1 ,2-dibromoethane (Dorloe) or with 1 ,2dichloropropane (D-D , soil fumigant; Nemex Telone , and ... -
1,1,1 - Trichloroethane - Environmental Health Criteria 136
(1992)1,1,1-Trichloroethane is a chlorinated hydrocarbon which is manufactured from vinyl chloride or vinylidene chloride by chlorination. The world production was approximately 680 000 tonnes in 1988. It is a colourless, ... -
1,2-Dichloroethane Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 55
(1991)1,2-Dichioroethane is a colourless liquid, with a sweet taste aid a chloroform-like odour. Reportd odour thresholds are 25-450 mg/ni for perception and 162-750 mg/rn for recognition. 1,2-Dichiorethane is a volatile and ... -
25 Clean Air Measures for Asia and the Pacific
(2019)Air pollution is not only a major health risk, it also has damaging impacts on the environment and agricultural crop yields. These impacts have significant economic consequences. While existing policies have made progress ... -
Acrylic Acid Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 104
(1997)Acrylic acid is a colourless liquid with an irritating acrid odour at room temperature and pressure. Its odour threshold is low (0.20-3.14 mg/rn3). It is miscible in water and most organic solvents. -
The Adaptation Gap Report 2018
(2018)The Adaptation Gap Reports focus on providing policy-relevant information to support such efforts. The focus of the 2018 report is dual: The first part examines the gaps that exist in a number of areas that are central to ... -
The Adaptation Gap Report 2018 - Executive Summary
(2018)The Adaptation Gap Reports focus on providing policy-relevant information to support such efforts. The focus of the 2018 report is dual: The first part examines the gaps that exist in a number of areas that are central to ... -
Advancing and Sharing Chemicals Management Tools and Approaches: Taking Stock, Looking into the Future - Global Chemicals Outlook II Part III
(2019)Part III provides insights into the progress made, as well as gaps and opportunities concerning science-based approaches, tools, methodologies and instruments used in managing chemicals to protect human health and the ... -
African Industrial Workshop: Africa—Regional Industrial Review
(2002)Industrial activity is a major contributor to many of the environmental and social problems facing society today. Industrial activity has, however, the potential to make an important contribution to achieving a sustainable ... -
Air - Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Healthy Planet, Healthy People Chapter 5
(2019)In the GEO-6 regional assessments, air pollution, climate change and energy development, as well as the intersection of these three issues, were identi ed as top priorities in every region. Growing cities, energy, and ... -
Air Pollution in Asia and the Pacific: Science-based Solutions
(2019)The impact of air pollution on human heath represents a serious public health crisis across Asia and the Pacific. Fewer than 8 per cent of the region’s people are exposed to levels of air pollution that do not pose a ... -
Aldicarb Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 64
(1991)Aldicarb has a slight sulfur smell. It has a melting point of 100 °C and a specific gravity of 1.195 at 25 °C. it is soluble in water, sensitive to heat, and relatively unstable. Analytical methods for aldicarb include ... -
Alpha- and Betahexachlorocyclohexanes (Alpha- and Beta-HCHs) Health and Safety Guide
(1991)a- and 13-HCH can be determined separately from the other isomers, by gas chromatography with electron-capture detection, and other methods, after extraction by liquid/liquid partition and purification by column chromatography. ... -
Amitrole Health And Safety Guide - Health And Safety Guide 85
(1994)Amitrole is readily soluble in water, methanol, ethanol, and chloroform, sparingly soluble in ethyl acetate, and insoluble in hydrocarbons, acetone, and ether. It forms salts with most acids and bases, and is a powerful ... -
Ammonia Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 37
(1990)Ammonia is a colourless acrid-smelling gas at room temperature and normal atmospheric pressure. Most people can identify its odour at 35 mg/rn3 in air. It can be stored and transported as a liquid at a pressure of 10 ... -
Aspects of Coastal and Marine Areas Management in the Pacific - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 157
(1994)This report is focused toward environmentally sound integrated planning and management of coastal zones. This volume is the fifth in a series that provides a record of meetings sponsored by the United Nations Environment ... -
Assessment on Linkages with Other Clusters related to Chemicals and Waste Management and Options to Coordinate and Cooperate on Areas of Common Interest - Assessment Paper
(2020)This assessment paper explores the linkages and options to coordinate and cooperate between chemicals and waste management and seven related clusters. The selection of clusters is based on linkages identified in the Global ... -
Background Paper: Draft Report of the Appropriate technology within the United Nations System - Thematic Joint Programming on Environmentally-Sound and Appropriate Technology Geneva, 23-24 October 1978-
(1978)The purpose of this report is to present an overview of the activities of the UN system in the field of appropriate technology, so as to identify gaps in knowledge and in the mechanisms of inter-agency coordination to ... -
Barium - Health and Safety Guide 46
(1991)Barium is an alkaline earth metal that occurs in nature in a combined form. It is present in rocks, minerals, soils, air, natural waters, and fossil fuels. Some barium salts (e.g., acetate, nitrate, and chloride) are quite ... -
Biomarkers and Risk Assessment: Concepts and Principles - Environmental Health Criteria 155
(1993)The purpose of this monograph is to examine the concepts and to identify the principles for the application of biomarkers to assessment of risk to human health from exposure to chemical agents, with special attention to ...