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Sulfur Oxides and Suspended Particulate Matter - Environmental Health Criteria 8
(1979)
The purpose of this document is to review and evaluate available information on the biological effects of sulfur oxides and suspended particulate matter including suspended sulfates and sulfuric acid aerosols, and to provide ...
Ultraviolet Radiation - Environmental Health Criteria 14
(1979)
Exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) occurs from both natural and artificial sources. The sun is the principal natural source. The known effects of UVR on man may be beneficial or detrimental, depending on a number of ...
Carbon Disulfide - Environmental Health Criteria 10
(1979)
This document is based primarily on original publications listed in the reference section but much valuable information has also been obtained from various publications reviewing the toxicity and health aspects of carbon ...
Photochemical Oxidants - Environmental Health Criteria 7
(1979)
In the context of this report, photochemical oxidants are understood to include ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and peroxyacylnitrates. Many other compounds have been proposed as components of photochemical air pollution but, as ...
Mycotoxins - Environmental Health Criteria 11
(1979)
The present document contains an evaluation of health risks associated with four classes of mycotoxins. Aflatoxins are treated in most detail because more is known about them than about the other mycotoxins and because ...
Guidelines for Establishing or Strengthening National Food Contamination Monitoring Programmes
(1979)
These guidelines are intended to assist national authorities wishing to establish or strengthen food contamination monitoring programmes as part of their overall food safety, food control and resource management activities. ...
Directory of Institutions and Individuals Active in Environmentally-Sound and Appropriate Technologies Volume 1
(1979)
The UNEP Reference series publishes volumes in the key reference areas covered by UNEP and provides useful service to all those connected with the environment. Through the UNEP reference series, the environment programme ...
Carbon Monoxide - Environmental Health Criteria 13
(1979)
Carbon and oxygen combine to form either carbon monoxide (CO) (incomplete combustion) or carbon dioxide (CO,) (complete
combustion). Whereas carbon dioxide is inert, carbon monoxide is a potent poison owing to its ability ...
Instructions for the Selection and Presentation of Data for the International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals with Sixty Illustrative Chemical Data Profiles
(1979)
In 1972 the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm, recommended that plans be developed for an
international registry of data on chemicals in the environment. In 1978, the Sixth Governing ...
Manual on Environmental Legislation
(1979)
The principal objective of the Manual is to contribute to the improvement of environmental legislation on various levels of scope and goals, and under different conditions of resources and development. Common and comparable ...