Author: Of Europe Steering Committee On Local And Regional
Publisher: Council of Europe
Keywords: local, authorities, regional, europe, obligations, financial, risks, arising
Number of Pages: 36
Published: 2002-01
List price: $12.00
ISBN-10: 9287149569
ISBN-13: 9789287149565
Author: WHO Regional Office for Europe
Publisher: World Health Organization
Keywords: regional, publications, european, series, assessment, impact, ambient, air, quality, health, monitoring
Number of Pages: 213
Published: 1999-12
List price: $62.00
ISBN-10: 9289013516
ISBN-13: 9789289013512
A guide to the principles and methods of air quality assessment aimed at measuring population exposure to ambient air pollutants and estimating the effects on health. Addressed to policy-makers as well as scientists engaged in air quality monitoring, the book responds to the failure of most monitoring systems to provide data that are useful in estimating and managing threats to health. The need for exposure data on populations at special risk is also addressed. Throughout, emphasis is placed on methods of monitoring and modelling that are cost-effective, targeted, and appropriate to local and
Author: WHO Regional Office for Europe
Publisher: World Health Organization
Keywords: publications, european, series, regional, europe, quality, guidelines, air
Number of Pages: 273
Published: 2000-01-01
List price: $82.80
ISBN-10: 9289013583
ISBN-13: 9789289013581
Second Edition The book provides air quality guidelines for 35 substances know to contribute to the problem of air pollution in Europe. In this second edition, the book has been considerably updated and expanded in line with new research findings and advances in the methodology of risk assessment. Guideline values, which were revised in a series of expert consultations, are intended to serve as a basis for the establishment of national standards and other control measures needed to safeguard public health.
Author: WHO Regional Office for Europe
Publisher: World Health Organization
Keywords: europe, guidelines, noise, night
Number of Pages: 180
Published: 2010-03
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 9289041730
ISBN-13: 9789289041737
Environmental noise is a threat to public health, having negative impacts on human health and wellbeing. This book reviews the health effects of night time noise exposure, examines dose-effects relations, and presents interim and ultimate guideline values of night noise exposure.It offers guidance to the policy-makers in reducing the health impacts of night noise, based on expert evaluation of scientific evidence in Europe.The review of scientific evidence and the derivation of guideline values were conducted by outstanding scientists. The contents of the document were peer-reviewed and discus
Author: WHO Regional Office for Europe
Publisher: World Health Organization
Keywords: euro, publication, matter, europe, violence, injuries
Number of Pages: 68
Published: 2006-02
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 9289013796
ISBN-13: 9789289013796
Injuries lead to huge human financial and other costs to society. In the WHO European Region road traffic injuries drowning poisoning falls fires self-inflicted injuries and interpersonal violence are estimated to kill over 2000 people put 60 000 others in hospital and necessitate outpatient emergency treatment for 600 000 more every day. However, the evidence shows that they can be predicted and prevented. This book provides detailed data on the harm to individuals and societies that is done by unintentional injuries and violence. Describing injuries by cause and setting and violence b
Author: Committee on the Assessment of Regional Marine Res
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: research, marine, regional, boundaries, bridging
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2000-03-06
List price: $32.50
ISBN-10: 0309068320
ISBN-13: 9780309068321
Author: Steering Committee for the Workshop on the Benefit
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: sharing, summary, workshop, data, interagency, business, statistics, improving
Number of Pages: 156
Published: 2006-09-11
List price: $37.25
ISBN-10: 0309102618
ISBN-13: 9780309102612
