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Kinetic and Exposure Commitment Analyses of Lead Behavior In A Biosphere Reserve : A Technical Report - MARC Report Number 15
(1979)
The detailed analysis of an environmental system is a prerequisite to efficient monitoring design. Such analysis includes the sampling scheme, field measurements, pathway analysis and exposure response. The exposure ...
Lead Pollution of the Global Environment - Progress Reports in Environmental Monitoring And Assessment 1: Lead - MARC Report Number 16-18
(1980)
The production and release of lead into the environment is briefly reviewed and some attempt is made to quantify the movement of lead from atmosphere to man, both via the soil food chain and the respiration pathway. Existing ...
Some Methodological Issues In The Measurement, Analysis And Evaluation of Peasant Farmers' Knowledge Of their Environment : A Research Memorandum - MARC Report Number 9
(1977)
This paper examines some of the problems involved in measuring and evaluating peasant farmers' knowledge of their environment and is an extension of the work of Barker. Oguntoyinbo and Richards (1977). That study presented ...
Environmental Education in the United Kingdom Universities and Polytechnics : A Compendium - Marc Report Number 8
(1978)
This compendium is produced by the Monitoring and Assessment Research Centre (MARC) as a background to its programme on the development of education and training in environmental monitoring and assessment relevant to the ...
Lead in the Soil Environment: A Technical Report - MARC Report Number 21
(Monitoring and Assessment Research Centre, 1980)
This survey of the literature on lead in soil discusses methods of estimation of total and available lead in soils, the relationships between soil properties and the uptake of lead by plants, and the form and distribution ...
A Preliminary Evaluation Of WMO-UNEP Precipitation Chemistry Data - MARC Report Number 22
(Monitoring and Assessment Research Centre, 1980)
In this paper a preliminary evaluation is made of some of the precipitation chemistry data available from the network for the period 1972-76. It is expected that a more thorough analysis of the quality of the data and the ...
Exposure Commitment Assessments of Environmental Pollutants Volume 1 Number 1: Exposure Commitment Concepts and Application; Summary Exposure Assessments for Lead, Cadmium and Arsenic - MARC Report Number 23
(1981)
This paper gives the definitions, notation, and basic concepts of the method and briefly discusses the application to the transfer of pollutants from sources to man. Exposure commitments give a basis for comparing contributions ...
Health Effects of Methylmercury - MARC Report Number 24
(1981)
This study critically reviews recent data relating to the health effects of methylmercury in man and the attendant dose-response relationships. New data obtained from animal studies are also examined, including pre- and ...
Exposure Commitment Assessments of Environmental Pollutants Volume 1, Number 2: Summary Exposure Assessments for Mercury, Nickel, Tin – MARC Report Number 25
(1981)
In this report, mercury, nickel and tin are considered. Representative background levels of these pollutants in air, soil, water and diet due to natural and man-made sources are indicated. The intake rates by man are ...
Environmental Impact Assessment: An Analysis of the Methodological and Substantive Issues Affecting Human Health Considerations - MARC Report Number 41
(1987)
A principal mission of the World Health Organization (WHO) is the promotion of procedures and approaches to planning by governments that can contribute to the improvement of the standard of human health. One of the major ...