Browsing Knowledge Repository by Subject "waste disposal"
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1, 3-Dichloropropene, 1, 2-Diciiloropropane and Mixtures Health and Safety Guide 76
(1992)Commercial 1,3-dichioropropene is a mixture of cis- and trans- isomers and 92% pure. It may also be used in admixtures with 1 ,2-dibromoethane (Dorloe) or with 1 ,2dichloropropane (D-D , soil fumigant; Nemex Telone , and ... -
1,2-Dichloroethane Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 55
(1991)1,2-Dichioroethane is a colourless liquid, with a sweet taste aid a chloroform-like odour. Reportd odour thresholds are 25-450 mg/ni for perception and 162-750 mg/rn for recognition. 1,2-Dichiorethane is a volatile and ... -
2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D) - Environmental Health Criteria 29
(1984)All exposure determinations and risk assessments ultimately depend on accurate chemical analyses, and therefore some critical aspects of analysis for 2,4-D residues have been included in the present document. The available ... -
2-Propanol - Environmental Health Criteria 103
(1990)2-Propanol is a colourless highly flammable liquid with an odour resembling that of a mixture of ethanol and acetone. The compound is completely miscible with water, ethanol, acetone, chloroform, and benzene. Analytical ... -
Africa Waste Management Outlook
(2018)Following the success of the Global Waste Management Outlook, IETC has been leading the development of a series of regional and thematic WM outlook. The Africa WM Outlook is part of this series and looks at the continent's ... -
Africa Waste Management Outlook - Summary for Decision-makers
(2018)Following the success of the Global Waste Management Outlook, IETC has been leading the development of a series of regional and thematic WM outlook. The Africa WM Outlook is part of this series and looks at the continent's ... -
Aldicarb Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 64
(1991)Aldicarb has a slight sulfur smell. It has a melting point of 100 °C and a specific gravity of 1.195 at 25 °C. it is soluble in water, sensitive to heat, and relatively unstable. Analytical methods for aldicarb include ... -
Amitrole Health And Safety Guide - Health And Safety Guide 85
(1994)Amitrole is readily soluble in water, methanol, ethanol, and chloroform, sparingly soluble in ethyl acetate, and insoluble in hydrocarbons, acetone, and ether. It forms salts with most acids and bases, and is a powerful ... -
Ammonia Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 37
(1990)Ammonia is a colourless acrid-smelling gas at room temperature and normal atmospheric pressure. Most people can identify its odour at 35 mg/rn3 in air. It can be stored and transported as a liquid at a pressure of 10 ... -
Analysis of Options for the Environmentally Sound Management of Surplus Mercury in Asia and the Pacific - Final Report
(2011)Mercury is recognized as a toxic substance that poses a serious threat to human health and the environment. Nevertheless, large quantities are still used for the manufacture of products and in industrial processes -
Asbestos Health and Safety Requirement: Dedicated Asbestos Disposal Site Selection and Development
(2021)Asbestos site selection and development -
Asia Toolkit Project on Inventories of Dioxin and Furan Releases National PCDD/PCDF Inventories
(2003)This Toolkit had been developed by UNEP Chemicals to assist countries in undertaking inventories of dioxin and furan releases, and to do so in a harmonized and rigorous manner. -
Assessment of Energy, Water and Waste Reduction Options for the proposed AMISOM HQ Camp in Mogadishu, Somalia and the Support Base in Mombasa, Kenya
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2010)UNEP undertook a preliminary assessment of the resource-demand and operating practices of two proposed African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) camps, in Mogadishu (HQ Camp), Somalia and Mombasa, Kenya (Support Base) in ... -
Assessment of the Mercury Content in Coal fed to Power Plants and study of Mercury Emissions from the Sector in India
(2014)This report presents Indian power sector information which includes locations of major coal based power plants, installed power plant capacity and electricity generation by coal combustion in 2010 and projections for 2020 ... -
Atrazine Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide No. 47
(1990)The first three sections of this Health and Safety Guide present essential technical information and the hazard evaluation. Section 4 includes advice on preventive and protective measures and emergency action; health workers ... -
Barium - Health and Safety Guide 46
(1991)Barium is an alkaline earth metal that occurs in nature in a combined form. It is present in rocks, minerals, soils, air, natural waters, and fossil fuels. Some barium salts (e.g., acetate, nitrate, and chloride) are quite ... -
Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal: Regional Training of Law Enforcement Officials
(2011)This PowerPoint presentation is based on a training in Ramallah, Palestine, to law enforcement officials, on the Basel Convention. -
Baseline - Coalition for the Progressive Closure of Dumpsites in Latin America and the Caribbean
(2021)The general objective of the baseline document is to collect and analyze available information on the current situation of dumpsites in the Latin American and Caribbean region, in order to contextualize the proposed roadmap ... -
Beyond Silent Spring: Integrated Pest Management and Chemical Safety
(Chapman & HallChapman & Hall, 1996)More than 32 years ago, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring appeared upon the scene as a landmark of literary achievement which contributed greatly to the foundation of the modern environmental movement. Rachel Carson had designed ... -
Brodifacoum Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 93
(1995)Brodifacoum is an off-white powder, which is stable in the solid form. Its solubility in water is very low (less than 10 mg/litre at 20 °C and pH 7); it is slightly soluble in benzene and soluble in acetone.
