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Principles for the Toxicological Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Food - Environmental Health Criteria 104
(1990)
This monograph has been prepared on behalf of the Central Unit of the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and its aim is to provide an update of the principles utilized by the WHO Expert Group on Pesticide ...
Proposal for a Basic Law on Environmental Protection and the Promotion of Sustainable Development - Document Series on Environmental Law No. 1
(1993)
This document Series on Environmental Law, contains a model legislative proposal for a Basic Law on Environmental Protection and the Promotion of Sustainable Development for the Countries of Central America and Panama
Selected Synthetic Organic Fibres - Environmental Health Criteria 151
(1993)
This document is a review of occupational and environmental exposure to selected synthetic organic fibres. The particular fibres covered in this document have been selected because they are the only ones for which some ...
Protecting the Ozone Layer through Trade Measures: Reconciling the Trade Provisions of the Montreal Protocol and the rules of the GATT - Environment and Trade Series 6
(1994)
This paper provides an overview of the history of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, examines the necessity and effectiveness of the Protocol's trade measures and evaluates the measures for ...
Protecting the Ozone Layer Volume 5: Aerosols, Sterilants, Carbon Tetrachloride and Miscellaneous Uses
(1992)
The use of ozone-depleting substances in industry increased significantly until about 1990. The result has been serious depletion of the ozone layer. New data have recently revealed that the hole in the Antarctic ozone ...
Principles and Methods for the Assessment of Nephrotoxicity Associated with Exposure to Chemicals - Environmental Health Criteria 119
(1991)
Nephrotoxicity can be defined as renal disease or dysfunction that arises as a direct or indirect result of exposure to medicines, and industrial or environmental chemicals. It is well established that toxic nephropathies ...
Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Terphenyls (Second Edition) - Environmental Health Criteria 140
(1993)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were discovered before the turn of the century and their usefulness for industry, because of their physical properties, was recognized early. The PCBs have been used commercially, since ...
Nitrogen Oxides (Second Edition) - Environmental Health Criteria 188
(1997)
Nitrogen oxides can be present at significant concentrations in ambient air and in indoor air. The types and concentrations of nitrogenous compounds present can vary greatly from location to location, with time of day, and ...
Polybrominated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans - Environmental Health Criteria 205
(1998)
Polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PBDDs) and polybrominated dibenzofurans (PBDFs) are almost planar tricyclic aromatic compounds.
Theoretically, 75 PBDDs and 135 PBDFs are possible. In addition, a large number of mixed ...
Principles and Methods for Assessing Allergic Hypersensitization Associated with Exposure to Chemicals - Environmental Health Criteria 212
(1999)
The role of the immune system may be succinctly stated as the "preservation of integrity". This system is responsible for identifying
what is "self" and what is "non-self". The great complexity of the mammalian system is ...