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Beyond Silent Spring: Integrated Pest Management and Chemical Safety
(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 ...
Resources Volume for Tertiary Level Education and Training in the Management of Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Wastes
(1995)
The resource materials related to education and training the management of toxic chemicals and hazardous wastes which appear in this volume were prepared at a workshop convened by UNEP's Network for Environmental Training ...
Tributyltin Compounds - Environmental Health Criteria 116
(1990)
Tributyltin (TBT) compounds are organic derivatives of tetravalent tin. They are characterized by the presence of covalent bonds between carbon atoms and a tin atom and have the general formula (n-C4H9)3Sn-X (where X ...
Beryllium - Environmental Health Criteria 106
(1990)
Beryllium is a steel-grey, brittle metal, existing naturally only as the 9Be isotope. Its compounds are divalent. Beryllium
has several unique properties. It is the lightest of all solid and chemically-stable substances, ...
2-Nitropropane - Environmental Health Criteria 138
(1992)
2-Nitropropane (2-NP) is a colourless, oily liquid with a mild odour. It is flammable, only moderately volatile, and stable under ordinary conditions. It is only slightly soluble in water but miscible with many organic ...
Carbaryl - Environmental Health Criteria 153
(1994)
Carbaryl is the common name for the carbamic acid derivative 1-naphthyl N-methylcarbamate. The technical grade product is a white crystalline solid, with a low volatility; it is poorly soluble in water, which is stable ...
Principles for the Toxicological Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Food - Environmental Health Criteria 104
(1990)
This monograph has been prepared on behalf of the Central Unit of the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and its aim is to provide an update of the principles utilized by the WHO Expert Group on Pesticide ...
Selected Mycotoxins: Ochratoxins, Trichothecenes, Ergot - Environmental Health Criteria 105
(1990)
Ochratoxins are produced by several species of the fungal genera Aspergillus and Penicillium. These fungi are ubiquitous and the potential for the contamination of foodstuffs and animal feed is widespread. Ochratoxin A, ...
Summary Report on the Evaluation of Short-term Tests for Carcinogens (Collaborative Study on In Vivo Tests) - Environmental Health Criteria 109
(1990)
The first part of this project, dealing with in vitro studies, was published in 1985 (Ashby et al., 1985) and was summarized in Environmental Health Criteria 47 (WHO, 1985). The second part, which is the subject of this ...
Exposure Monitoring of Lead and Cadmium: An International Pilot Study within the WHO/UNEP Human Exposure Assessment Location (HEAL) Programme Technical Report
(1990)
This pilot study was one of the first to be developed and implemented as part of the HEAL project The experience gained shows that, although costly and complicated, it is possible to make comparable measurements on an ...