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Protection of the Human Environment

 

Air quality

Chemical safety

Children's environmental health

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Environmental burden of disease

Occupational health

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Water and sanitation

 


Hazard Prevention and Control in the Work Environment: Airborne Dust, WHO/SDE/OEH/99.14

© World Health Organization, 1999

Contents

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Chapter 1 - Dust: Definitions and Concepts

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Chapter 2 - Recognizing the problem: exposure and disease
Chapter 3 - Dust Control and Good Management
Chapter 4 - Recognizing and Evaluating the Problem: the Systematic Approach
Chapter 5 - Control Approaches and Strategies
Chapter 6 - Control of Dust Sources
Chapter 7 - Control of Dust Transmission

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Chapter 8 - The role of the worker: work practices and personal protection
Chapter 9 - Housekeeping and Related Matters
Chapter 10 - Environmental Protection
Chapter 11 - Sources of Information
Annex I - List of Participants on the WHO Consultation

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Annex II - Knowledge Gaps and Recommendations for Future Research
Annex III - The Production Process as Hazard Source for Control Purposes
Annex IV - Case Studies