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Chlorine and Hydrogen Chloride - Environmental Health Criteria 21
(1982)
The major sources of exposure to chlorine and hydrogen chloride that are of significance for human health are found in industry. Both chlorine and hydrogen chloride are corrosive to most construction materials, as well as ...
Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Fields - Environmental Health Criteria 35
(1984)
This document comprises a review of data on the effects of ELF fields, predominantly ELF electric fields at 50 and 60 Hz, on biological systems pertinent to the evaluation of health risks for man. The purpose of the document ...
Chlordecone - Environmental Health Criteria 43
(1984)
Chlordecone (Kepone) is a tan- to white-coloured solid. Gas chromatography with electron capture detection is the method most widely used for the determination of chlordecone. Chlordecone was used as an insecticide and as ...
Guidelines for the Study of Genetic Effects in Human Populations - Environmental Health Criteria 46
(1985)
The extent to which human somatic and germinal mutation frequencies may be increased by exposure to ionizing radiation and to the variety of chemicals that characterize modern societies has been a matter of concern in ...
Joint FAO/WHO Food and Animal Feed Contamination Monitoring Programme: Summary of Data Received from Collaborating Centres 1977 to 1980 Part A Countries
(1981)
Residue data on several contaminants (organochlorine pesticides, PCBs, lead, cadmium, and aflatoxins) in selected foods were collected from designated Collaborating Centres in twenty countries during a preliminary or ...
Health Impacts of Different Sources of Energy: Proceedings of an International Symposium on Health Impacts of Different Sources of Energy
(1982)
This report is an analysis of the health and safety risks of seven electrical generation systems, all of which have the potential for commercial availability after the year 2000. This report summarizes the results of an ...
Nairobi + 10 : Mycotoxins 1987 - Report of the Second Joint FAO/WHO/IJNEP International Conference on Mycotoxins
(1988)
The magnitude of the problem is such that in 1975 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution calling on Governments and international organizations to make efforts to reduce food losses in developing ...
Proceedings of the Workshop on Irrigation and Vector-Borne Disease Transmission
(1986)
Vector-borne diseases continue to be one of the pre-dominant public health problems in Sri Lanka and other developing countries.