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Air and Water Pollution: Sources of Information and Bibliography
(United Nations Environment Programme, 1989)
This bibliography covers the preliminary aspects of information gathering, the policy and legal aspects of decision-making, and the technical choices regarding treatment and disposal. Within each topic a selection of ...
Biogeochemical Studies of Selected Pollutants in the Open Waters of the Mediterranean (MED POL VIII): Final Reports of Principal Investigators
(1986)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in co-operation with the relevant specialized United Nations Agencies (FAQ, WHO, WMO, IOC), presented to the Intergovernmental Meeting of Mediterranean countries (Barcelona, ...
Lead: Environmental Aspects - Environmental Health Criteria 85
(1989)
Lead is a bluish or silvery-grey soft metal. With the exception of the nitrate, the chlorate, and, to a much lesser degree, the chloride, the salts of lead are poorly soluble in water.This document, although based on a ...
2, 4 - Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-d): Environmental Aspects - Environmental Health Criteria 84
(1989)
2,4-D is a selective herbicide which kills broad-leaved plants but not grasses or conifers. Its chemical structure is a modification of a
naturally occurring plant hormone. 2,4-D is available as the free acid but is ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...