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A Directory of Information Sources on Air & Water Pollution
(1989)
Industrial activity takes raw materials and converts them into goods and services. During this process unwanted by-products and waste materials are usually produced as well.
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area of the South-East Pacific and its Supplementary Agreements
(1984)
In accordance with resolution 2997 (XXVII) of the United Nations General Assembly, UNEP was established "as a focal point for environmental action and co-ordination within the United Nations system". The Governing Council ...
Ecology and Environmental Protection in the Pacific Region
(1981)
The main theme of the Congress, Natural Resources of the Pacific Ocean for the Benefit of Mankind, demonstrates an enormous interest in the Pacific region which is in many respects vitally important
for mankind. This ...
Emission Standards & Guidelines Information Clearinghouse (IE-ESGIC) Volume I: Textile Industry Effluent Discharge Standards
(1996)
Establishing environmental standards and guidelines for potentially polluting industrial wastes: liquid effluents, air emissions and solid wastes, is an important first step for countries concerned about regulating industrial ...
Report of the Regional Advisory Team Mission to India
(1977)
The Regional Advisory Team (BAT) of the UNEP Regional Office in
Bangkok was organized to help provide advisory services to the countries. in the ESCAP region. As such it responds to specific requests and also undertakes ...
Report of the Workshop on Chemical Hazards for African Countries, Nairobi, September 14-18, 1987
(1987)
The workshop was held to review and assess the magnitude of chemical hazards in Africa; to review and assess the current status of capabilities for dealing with these hazards; to explore possibilities for co-operation ...
Manual of Methods in Aquatic Environment Research Part 8 - Ecological Assessment of Pollution Effects (Guidelines for the FAO(GFCM)/UNEP Joint Coordinated Project on Pollution in the Mediterranean). FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 209
(1981)
This document specifies the communities and ecosystems to be studied, as well as the parameters and effects to be analysed and the general methodology to be used. Although the consequences of significant pollution appear ...
Manual of Methods in Aquatic Environment Research Part 5 - Statistical Tests. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 182
(1979)
Further to a Manual on Sampling and Analyses of Biological Material (FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 158), this Manual on Statistical Tests has been prepared to assist laboratories participating in the FAD/UNEP project in proper ...
Mercury - Environmental Health Criteria 1
(1976)
As stated on page 5, the purpose of the criteria documents is to compile, review, and evaluate available information on the biological effects of pollutants and other environmental factors that may influence man's health, ...