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Amélioration des conditions d’hygiène de l’environnement dans les habitats pour faibles revenus: Comment définir besoins et priorités au niveau communautaire
(1989)
La présente publication se propose d'aider les communautés a se procurer des informations sur les facteurs écologiques qui affectent leur santé dans leurs zones de résidence. Elles pourront ainsi repérer leurs propres ...
Radiofrequency and Microwaves - Environmental Health Criteria 16
(1981)
Microwave and radiofrequency (RE) radiation constitute part of the whole electromagnetic spectrum. This document is concerned
with frequencies lying between 105 and 3 × 1011 Hz (100 kHz and 300 GHz). The term radiofrequency ...
Arsenic - Environmental Health Criteria 18
(1981)
Arsenic is a ubiquitous element with metalloid properties. Its chemistry is complex and there are many different compounds of both inorganic and organic arsenic. In nature, it is widely distributed in a number of minerals, ...
Manganese - Environmental Health Criteria 17
(1981)
Manganese, Mn (atomic number Z = 25; relative atomic mass A r = 54.938) is an element of the VIIb group of the periodic table of elements, together with technetium and rhenium. It belongs to 16 the first series of d-block ...
Hydrogen Sulfide - Environmental Health Criteria 19
(1981)
Hydrogen sulfide is a colourless gas with a characteristic odour that is soluble in various liquids including water, alcohol, ether, and solutions of amines, alkali carbonates, and bicarbonates. It can undergo a number of ...
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 ...
Selected Petroleum Products - Environmental Health Criteria 20
(1982)
The purpose of this document is to review and evaluate available information on the biological effects of some petroleum products, and to provide a scientific basis for decisions aimed at the protection of human health ...
Ultrasound - Environmental Health Criteria 22
(1982)
This document comprises a review of data, which are concerned with the effects of ultrasound exposure on biological systems, and are pertinent to the evaluation of health risks for man. The purpose of this criteria document ...
Titanium - Environmental Health Criteria 24
(1982)
Titanium is a grey metal with an atomic number of 22 and a relative atomic mass of 47.9. It is extremely resistant to corrosion and, in the form of a powder or dust, is highly flammable and explosive. The most common ...
Styrene - Environmental Health Criteria 26
(1983)
Styrene (ethenylbenzene) is a commercially important chemical used in the production of polymers, copolymers, and reinforced plastics. Exposure mainly occurs in industries and operations using styrene, and industrial sources ...