Health Hazards from New Environmental Pollutants
İÇİNDEKİLERCONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Background 3. Forecasting in environmental health 3.1 Technology forecasting 3.2 Chemical structure and biological activity 3.3 Assessment of the behaviour of chemicals in the environment 4. Methods of identifying new or potential environmental pollutants and hazards 4.1 Registration of new chemicals 4.2 Toxicological data banks 4.3 Rapid laboratory bioassay systems 4.3.1 Mutagenicity 4.3.2 Carcinogenicity 4.3.3 Teratogenicity 4.3.4 Screening for ecological effects 4.4 Warning systems for adverse health effects 4.4.1 Health statistics 4.4.2 Occupational health hazards 4.4.3 Special environmental surveys of chemicals 4.4.4 Ecological surveillance 4.4.5 Epidemiological surveillance 5. Some topics that should be given priority attention 5.1 Environmental health impact of power production and use 5.2 Technology of chemicals and materials 5.2.1 Plastics and plasticizers 5.2.2 Fire retardants 5.2.3 Metals 5.2.4 Photosensitizers 5.2.5 Pesticides 6. Recommendations Acknowledgements Annex 1. Toxicological data banks and registers of toxic chemicals Annex 2. Health and environmental hazards associated with alternative sources of power Annex 3. Plasticizers Annex 4. Fire retardants and combustion products Annex 5. Uses for less well known elements and new uses for familiar elements Annex 6. Photosensitizers Annex 7. Some recent advances in chemical pest control NOTLARReport of a WHO Study Group |
