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Health effects of black carbon
(WHO, 2012)
Black carbon is a good indicator of combustion-related air pollution, and was only recently recognized as a short-lived climate-forcer, which contributes to warming the Earth's atmosphere.This report presents the results ...
WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: selected pollutants
(WHO, 2010)
This book presents WHO guidelines for the protection of public health from a number of chemicals commonly present in indoor air. The substances considered benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, naphthalene, nitrogen ...
Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water
(2015)
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – the framework that has been a key part of efforts to build a better world for the past 15 years – challenged the global community to reduce by half the proportion of the population ...
Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint: Operational Framework
(2012)
Lead is a toxic metal whose widespread use has caused environmental contamination and extensive public health problems in many parts of the world. Lead can have profound and permanent adverse health effects on children. ...
Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint: Business Plan
(2013)
This Business Plan for the work of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint has been developed in response to resolution II/4/B adopted by the second session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) ...
Riding Towards Green Economy: Cycling and Green Jobs - A Joint Report by UN Environment-WHO-UNECE
(2017)
Working together under the framework of the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme partnership on jobs in green and healthy transport, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the UN Environment ...
The Libreville Declaration on Health and Environment in Africa: 10 Years On, 2008 - 2018
(2018)
The methodology of this assessment consisted of a simple self-assessment questionnaire was used as a tool to gauge the progress of implementation of the Libreville Declaration. The questionnaires were shared with the 47 ...
Report of the Implementation of the UNEP/WHO/Government Of Kenya East Africa Dental Amalgam Phase-Down Project
(2014)
The project oh phase-down approach was conceived to assist countries address the use of mercury in dental amalgam. It involved stakeholders in environment, health and dental practitioners. The project helped Kenya understand ...
Brief Guide to Analytical Methods for Measuring Lead in Blood
(2011)
This document provides a brief overview of analytical methods commonly used for measuring lead in blood. It is primarily aimed at informing public health personnel and policy-makers who are not laboratory specialists but ...