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Dimethyl Phthalate - Scientific Reviews of Soviet Literature on Toxicity and...
Information carried by the review is in line with the data profile structure elaborated by the International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals. The series is intended for... -
The Evaluation of the Hazards of Harmful Substances Carried by Ships -...
This report is being published almost ten years after work started on the assessment of the environmental hazards of substances carried by ships. This work was undertaken... -
Occupational Exposure to Elemental Mercury in Odontology/Dentistry
Mercury is recognized as harmful to human health and the environment. It is highly toxic to humans and may harm vital organ systems, including the nervous, digestive,... -
Technical Annexes to the Report on the State of the Marine Environment -...
This publication contains 16 technical annexes which were used in preparing the report on the state of the marine environment. -
Marine and Coastal Area Development in the East African Region - UNEP...
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Electromagnetic Fields (300 Hz to 300 GHz) - Environmental Health Criteria 137
This monograph is concerned with the health effects of electromagnetic fields in the frequency range of 300 Hz-300 GHz, which includes the radiofrequency (RF) range (100 kHz-300... -
GESAMP: Arsenic, Mercury and Selenium in the Marine Environment - UNEP...
This report review the potential harmful substances which are organized by WHO and FAO and UNEP. Following review by GESAMP XV, New York, 25-29 March 1985 the Working Group met... -
Quintozene Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide No. 23
Quintozene is a pale yellow-to-white (depending on the purity) solid with a musty odour and a melting point of 142-146 C. It is soluble in carbon disulfide, benzene, chloroform,... -
Mercury in the Mediterranean - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 98
Following the tragic events of methyl mercury poisoning through seafoods in Japan (Minamata Bay) and the discovery of high mercury (Hg) levels in Swedish fish also in the... -
Technical and Economic Criteria for Processing Mercury-Containing Tailings:...
Tailings are a common consequence of metal ore mining. Depending on the mineralogy of the mined ore and the process employed the tailings may contain elevated concentrations of... -
GESAMP: The State of the Marine Environment - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and...
This report reviews the health of the oceans by analyzing sources and types of marine pollutants. -
Chapter 4/12: Environmental and Health Effects of Pesticide Use
This chapter on “environmental and health effects of pesticide use” is the 4th in a series of 12 chapters that make up a comprehensive compilation of scientific information. The... -
Carbon Tetrachloride Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 108
Carbon tetrachioride is a volatile, colourless, clear, heavy liquid with a characteristic sweet, non-irritant odour. The odour threshold in water is 0.52 mg/litre, and in air it... -
Methanol Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 105
Methanol is a colourless, polar, volatile, flammable liquid with a mild alcoholic odour when pure. It decomposes on heating producing carbon monoxide and formaldehyde. Methanol... -
Acrylic Acid Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 104
Acrylic acid is a colourless liquid with an irritating acrid odour at room temperature and pressure. Its odour threshold is low (0.20-3.14 mg/rn3). It is miscible in water and... -
White Spirit (Stoddard Solvent) Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 103
White spirit is a mixture of saturated aliphatic and alicyclic C7 to C2 hydrocarbons with a maximum content of 25% of C7 to C 12 alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons. -
Thallium and Thallium Compounds Health and Safety Guide 102
Thallium is a soft and malleable heavy metal with a bluish-white colour. Its relative molecular mass is 204.38. Its most important compound is the colourless, odourless and... -
Diflubenzuron Health and Safety Guide 99
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... -
Methomyl Health And Safety Guide - Health And Safety Guide 97
Methomyl is a white crystalline solid with a melting point of 77 °C. It is soluble in water and in many organic solvents. It is stable at temperatures up to 140 °C; the... -
Bromadiolone Health And Safety Guide - Health And Safety Guide 94
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...