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Environmental Aspects of the Motor Vehicle and its Use: A Technical Review
(1977)It is generally recognised that the motor vehicle in its various forms - cars, buses, trucks, motor cycles and mopeds - makes a significant contribution to society throughout the world, because of the exceptional mobility ... -
Stock Assessment of Cephalopod Resources Fished by Japan - FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No.173
(1977)Consideration of cephalopods has been included in earlier general reviews of fish re-sources. A review made by the Fishery Agency, Japanese Government (1968) on the current state of exploited marine resources and of latent ... -
Environmental Guidelines for Pulp and Paper Industry: A Technical Review. UNEP Environmental Management Guidelines No. 4
(1977)The Pulp and Paper industry is one of the major industrial sectors agreed for examination. Consultations have been undertaken with experts nominated by Governments, industry and international governmental and nongovernmental ... -
Residue Utilization Management of Agricultural & Agro-industrial Residues: Presentations by Participants Volume 2
(1977)The General Assembly of the United Nations at its 27th session late in 1972 adopted Resolution 2997 (XXVII) declaring itself "Convinced of the need for prompt and effective implementation by Governments and the international ... -
Catalogue of Legislation on Environment and Natural Resources: Summary Report
(1977)The "information explosion" which occurred in the field of environmental law during the past decade has long been recognized as a problem for international action. Following an initial pilot project for the compilation of ... -
Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP): Scientific Aspects of Pollution Arising from the Exploration and Exploitation of the Sea-Bed - GESAMP Reports and Studies No. 7
(1977)The Working Group to Consider Scientific Aspects of Pollution Arising from the Exploration and Exploitation of the Sea-bed was formed at the sixth session of GESAMP, held in 1974. -
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 ... -
Manual of Methods in Aquatic Environment Research Part 4 - Bases for Selecting Biological Tests to Evaluate Marine Pollution. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 164
(1977)This Manual is the end product of the two sessions of the Working Party; proposals and recommendations received from the Expert Consultation were taken into account and are reflected herein. The Manual has been produced ... -
Report of the Meeting of a Government Expert Group on Health-Related Monitoring
(1977)The report outlines the aims of the Global Environmental Monitoring System and the activities carried out under its aegis. These falls into four major categories - health-related monitoring, climate-related monitoring, ... -
Report of a Short-Term Consultancy on the Grazing Ecosystem in the Mt. Kulal Region, Northern Kenya: IPAL Technical Reports Number E-3
(1977)The Integrated Project in Arid Lands (IPAL) was established jointly by UNEP and UNESCO in 1976 with the aim of finding direct solutions to the most urgent environmental problems associated with desert encroachment and ... -
Oxides of Nitrogen - Environmental Health Criteria 4
(1977)In the context of this criteria document, the term oxides of nitrogen is understood to include nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Other oxides of nitrogen which exist in the atmosphere are not known to have any ... -
Lead - Environmental Health Criteria 3
(1977)A WHO Task Group on Environmental Health Criteria for Lead met in Geneva from 29 April to 5 May 1975. The Task Group reviewed and revised the second draft criteria document and made an evaluation of the health risks from ... -
Report of the Advisory Committee on Marine Resources Research Working Party on Marine Mammals: Fisheries Report No. 194
(1977)The report reviews the status of whales, dolphins, seals and other marine mammals and to report on the management of activities in the ocean which affect them and on necessary further scientific research -
Hand Pumps for use in Drinking Water Supplies in Developing Countries - Technical Paper No. 10
(1977)The objectives of this document include: i) To assemble and review information ca hand pumps currently being pro-duced in both developing and industrialized countries; ii) To assemble and review available information on ... -
Methods of Measuring Stock other than by the Use of Commercial Catch and Effort Data: FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 176
(1977)The paper reviews methods of monitoring the abundance of fish stocks other than by the analysis of catch and effort data. -
Aspects écologiques de l’industrie de l’aluminium: Une vue d’ensemble
(1977)L'industrie de l'aluminium est l'un des principaux secteurs industriels retenus afin d'être examiné. Des consultations ont êté entreprises avec des experts nommés par les gouvernements, l'industrie et des organisations ... -
Aspects écologiques de l’industrie des pâtes et papiers: Etude technique
(1977)L'industrie des pates et papiers est l'un des principaux secteurs industnels retenus afin d'être examiné. Des consultations ont été entreprises avec des experts nommés par les gouvernements, l'industrie et des organisations ... -
Manuel des Méthodes de la Recherche sur l'Environnement Aquatique - Troisième Partie: Echantillorinage et Analyse du Matériel Biologique - FAO Document technique sur les pêches No. 158
(1977)A la demande de la consultation d'experts, le présent manuel a été préparé pour préciser les procédures d'échantillonnage at d'analyse acceptées dans le document opérationnel. Il se propose d'aider les laboratoires participant ...