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Methylmercury - Environmental Health Criteria 101
(1990)
This monograph focuses on the risks to human health from compounds of monomethylmercury and examines the data
that have become available since the publication of Environmental Health Criteria 1: Mercury (WHO, ...
Tributyltin Compounds - Environmental Health Criteria 116
(1990)
Tributyltin (TBT) compounds are organic derivatives of tetravalent tin. They are characterized by the presence of covalent bonds between carbon atoms and a tin atom and have the general formula (n-C4H9)3Sn-X (where X ...
2-Nitropropane - Environmental Health Criteria 138
(1992)
2-Nitropropane (2-NP) is a colourless, oily liquid with a mild odour. It is flammable, only moderately volatile, and stable under ordinary conditions. It is only slightly soluble in water but miscible with many organic ...
Propachlor - Environmental Health Criteria 147
(1993)
Propachlor is a pre-emergence and early post-emergence herbicide derived from acetanilide, and has been in use since 1965. The major formulations are as wettable powder, liquid flowable (suspension concentrate) and as ...
Carbaryl - Environmental Health Criteria 153
(1994)
Carbaryl is the common name for the carbamic acid derivative 1-naphthyl N-methylcarbamate. The technical grade product is a white crystalline solid, with a low volatility; it is poorly soluble in water, which is stable ...
Improving the Environment in the Mediterranean: Lessons for Sustainable Development
(1999)
The Report is a collection of initiatives implemented in the Region and may help in showing the dominant trend towards sustainable development through almost 100 concrete projects. Its aim is to promote the exchange of ...
Implications of Expected Climate Change in the Eastern African Region: An Overview - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 149
(1992)
This paper reviews the results of a series of papers prepared by members of the Task Team on Implications of Climate Changes in the Eastern African Region, in cooperation with the Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity ...
Methyl Bromide - Environmental Health Criteria 166
(1995)
Methyl bromide is a colourless gas at room temperature and standard pressure with a boiling point of about 4 °C. It is heavier
than air and easily liquefied below its critical points. It is odourless, except at high ...
Alpha and Beta-Hexachlorocyclohexanes - Environmental Health Criteria 123
(1991)
Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane (alpha-HCH) is a major by-product (65-70%) in the manufacture of lindane (> 99% gamma-HCH). Its
solubility in water is low, but it is very soluble in organic solvents such as acetone, chloroform, ...
Brominated Diphenyl Ethers - Environmental health criteria 162
(1994)
This Environmental Health Criteria monograph on brominated diphenyl ethers has been prepared as part of an overview on the impact of a number of flame retardants on human health and the environment. The group of polybrominated ...