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The Integrated Project in Arid Lands (IPAL) was established jointly by UNEP and UNESCO in 1976 with the aim of finding direct solutions to the most urgent environmental problems...

This document provides a proposal for the establishment of a GCOS Surface Reference Network (GSRN). Reference quality observations are directly traceable to the International...

This monograph is concerned with the effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure on human health and the environment. Such a review of the scientific literature is considered...

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...

In this report the more general considerations of environmental behaviour of several radionuclides are discussed, including sources, transport to man and dosimetry. The...

This document provides information on the physical aspects of electromagnetic radiation in the optical spectrum, within the wavelength range of 100 mm - l mm. Optical radiation...

Microwave and radiofrequency (RE) radiation constitute part of the whole electromagnetic spectrum. This document is concerned with frequencies lying between 105 and 3 × 1011 Hz...

This Environmental Health Criteria (EHC) monograph addresses the possible health effects of exposure to extremely low frequency (ELF) electric and magnetic fields. It reviews...

The scope of the present report covers only those factors which cause radiative forcing of climate change, and includes updated values of Global Warming Potentials. The full...

Few scientific issues arouse so much public controversy as the effects of radiation. Scarcely a week seems to go by in developed countries without some expression of public...

The origins of this book lie in a series of training courses sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme (Project No. FP/6108-88-01 (2855); 'Environment changes and...

This compendium provides a systematic compilation of published guidance from WHO and other UN organizations on all major areas of health and the environment. This guidance also...

This toolkit is intended to build teachers‟ capacity for effective integration of climate change into their respective teaching subjects. While the toolkit is not subject-...