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    • 1, 3-Dichloropropene, 1, 2-Diciiloropropane and Mixtures Health and Safety Guide 76 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (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 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (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 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (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 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (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 ...
    • Aldicarb Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 64 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (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 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (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 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (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 

      United Nations Environment Programme (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
    • Assessment of the Mercury Content in Coal fed to Power Plants and study of Mercury Emissions from the Sector in India 

      United Nations Environment Programme (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 

      United Nations Environment Programme; International Labour Organisation; World Health Organization (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 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (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 ...
    • Baseline - Coalition for the Progressive Closure of Dumpsites in Latin America and the Caribbean 

      United Nations Environment Programme (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 

      United Nations Environment Programme; International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) (Chapman &​ 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 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (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.
    • Bromadiolone Health And Safety Guide - Health And Safety Guide 94 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (1995)
      Bromadiolone is a white to off-white powder. Its solubility in water is very low (less than 20 mg/litre at 20 °C). It is slightly soluble in ethanol and ethyl acetate, and soluble in dimethylformamide. The flash-point ...
    • Chlorophenols other than Pentachlorophenol - Environmental Health Criteria 93 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (1989)
      Chlorophenols (CPs) are organic chemicals formed from phenol (1-hydroxybenzene) by substitution in the phenol ring with one or more atoms of chlorine. Nineteen congeners are possible, ranging from monochlorophenols to ...
    • Compendium of Technologies for the Recovery of Materials from WEEE / E-waste 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2017)
      This compendium describes information on commercially available or near commercially available technologies and associated techniques for resource recovery from WEEE/e-waste and subsequent treatment of residual wastes. The ...
    • Dichlorvos Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide No. 18 

      United Nations Environment Programme; International Labour Organisation; World Health Organization (1988)
      Technical dichlorvos is a colourless to amber liquid with a mild chemical odour. It is hydrolysed by water at a rate of 3% per day at room temperature. It is corrosive to iron and mild steel.The purpose of a Health and ...
    • Diflubenzuron Health and Safety Guide 99 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (1995)
      Diflubenzuron is an odourless, white, crystalline solid. It is almost insoluble in water and poorly soluble in apolar organic solvents. In polar to very polar solvents, the solubility is moderate to good, e.g., in acetone ...
    • A Directory of Environmentally Sound Technologies for the Integrated Management of Solid, Liquid and Hazardous Waste for SIDS in the Caribbean Region 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2004)
      This directory focuses on sound environmentally sound technologies for waste management plus those currently successfully being used in Small Island Developing States within the Caribbean region. In addressing each broad ...