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Health effects of black carbon
(WHO, 2012)
Black carbon is a good indicator of combustion-related air pollution, and was only recently recognized as a short-lived climate-forcer, which contributes to warming the Earth's atmosphere.This report presents the results ...
WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: selected pollutants
(WHO, 2010)
This book presents WHO guidelines for the protection of public health from a number of chemicals commonly present in indoor air. The substances considered benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, naphthalene, nitrogen ...
Cadre opérationnel : Alliance mondiale pour l'élimination des peintures au plomb
(2012)
Le plomb est un métal toxique dont l’usage largement répandu entraîne une contamination de l’environnement et d’importants problèmes de santé publique dans de nombreuses régions du monde. Le plomb peut avoir des effets ...
Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint: Business Plan
(2013)
This Business Plan for the work of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint has been developed in response to resolution II/4/B adopted by the second session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) ...
Riding Towards Green Economy: Cycling and Green Jobs - A Joint Report by UN Environment-WHO-UNECE
(2017)
Working together under the framework of the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme partnership on jobs in green and healthy transport, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the UN Environment ...
Brief Guide to Analytical Methods for Measuring Lead in Blood
(2011)
This document provides a brief overview of analytical methods commonly used for measuring lead in blood. It is primarily aimed at informing public health personnel and policy-makers who are not laboratory specialists but ...
Report of the Implementation of the UNEP/WHO/Government Of Kenya East Africa Dental Amalgam Phase-Down Project
(2014)
The project oh phase-down approach was conceived to assist countries address the use of mercury in dental amalgam. It involved stakeholders in environment, health and dental practitioners. The project helped Kenya understand ...
Assessment of Prenatal Exposure to Mercury: standard Operating Procedures
(2018)
Mercury is toxic for humans, and the toxic effects of different forms of mercury have been extensively studied. Human biomonitoring is recognized as the most effective tool for evaluation of cumulative human exposure to ...
Health and Environment Strategic Alliance in Africa: A Spearhead for Implementation of the SDGs - Third Inter-Ministerial Conference On Health And Environment in Africa
(2018)
In adopting the 17 Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, world leaders outlined bold and transformative steps urgently needed to shift the world onto a sustainable and resilient path for the people, ...
The Libreville Declaration on Health and Environment in Africa: 10 Years On, 2008 - 2018
(2018)
The methodology of this assessment consisted of a simple self-assessment questionnaire was used as a tool to gauge the progress of implementation of the Libreville Declaration. The questionnaires were shared with the 47 ...