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IPCS Publications
WHO/IPCS Publications are available from the following address:
Distribution and Sales (DSA)
Division of Publishing, Language, and Library Services
World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters
CH-1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 791 24 76 / 24 77;
Fax: +41 22 791 48 57
For additional information on obtaining EHC Executive Summaries, please contact IPCS at:
International Programme for Chemical Safety
World Health Organization
CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 791 35 88
Fax: +41 22 791 48 48
Information on WHO publications are available at the WHO web site.
1. RISK ASSESSMENT OF PRIORITY CHEMICALS
1.1 EHC Documents: Executive Summaries
(Contact IPCS to obtain copies of these documents)
Executive Summaries have been prepared for:
Environmental Health Criteria documents numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10-24, 26 and 35.
1.2 EHC Documents
(Contact WHO Distribution and Sales to obtain copies of these documents)
No. 1 |
Mercury (1976) |
No. 2 |
Polychlorinated
biphenyls and terphenyls (1976) |
No. 3 |
Lead (1977) |
No. 4 |
Oxides of nitrogen
(1977) |
No. 5 |
Nitrates, nitrites and
N-nitroso compounds (1978) |
No. 7 |
Photochemical oxidants
(1978) |
No. 8 |
Sulfur oxides and
suspended particulate matter (1979) |
No. 9 |
DDT and its
derivatives (1979) |
No. 10 |
Carbon disulfide
(1979) |
No. 11 |
Mycotoxins (1979) |
No. 12 |
Noise (1980) |
No. 13 |
Carbon monoxide (1979) |
No. 14 |
Ultraviolet radiation
(1979) |
No. 15 |
Tin and organotin
compounds (1980) |
No. 16 |
Radio frequency and
microwaves (1981) |
No. 17 |
Manganese (1981) |
No. 18 |
Arsenic (1981) |
No. 19 |
Hydrogen sulfide
(1981) |
No. 20 |
Selected petroleum
products (1982) |
No. 21 |
Chlorine and hydrogen
chloride (1982) |
No. 22 |
Ultrasound (1982) |
No. 23 |
Lasers and optical
radiation (1982) |
No. 24 |
Titanium (1982) |
No. 25 |
Selected radionuclides
(1983) |
No. 26 |
Styrene (1983) |
No. 28 |
Acrylonitrile (1983) |
No. 29 |
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic
acid (2,4-D) (1984) |
No. 31 |
Tetrachloroethylene
(1984) |
No. 32 |
Methylene chloride
(1984) |
No. 33 |
Epichlorohydrin (1984) |
No. 34 |
Chlordane (1984) |
No. 35 |
Extremely low
frequency (ELF) fields (1984) |
No. 36 |
Fluorine and fluorides
(1984) |
No. 37 |
Aquatic (marine and
freshwater) biotoxins (1984) |
No. 38 |
Heptachlor (1984) |
No. 39 |
Paraquat and diquat
(1984) |
No. 40 |
Endosulfan (1984) |
No. 41 |
Quintozene (1984) |
No. 42 |
Tecnazene (1984) |
No. 43 |
Chlordecone (1984) |
No. 44 |
Mirex (1984) |
No. 45 |
Camphechlor (1984) |
No. 48 |
Dimethyl sulfate
(1985) |
No. 49 |
Acrylamide (1985) |
No. 50 |
Trichloroethylene
(1985) |
No. 52 |
Toluene(1986) |
No. 53 |
Asbestos and other
natural mineral fibres (1986) |
No. 54 |
Ammonia (1986) |
No. 55 |
Ethylene oxide (1985) |
No. 56 |
Propylene oxide (1985) |
No. 58 |
Selenium (1986) |
No. 61 |
Chromium (1988) |
No. 62 |
1,2-Dichloroethane
(1987) |
No. 63 |
Organophosphorus
insecticides: A general introduction (1986) |
No. 64 |
Carbamate pesticides:
A general introduction (1986) |
No. 65 |
Butanols - Four
isomers (1987) |
No. 66 |
Kelevan (1986) |
No. 67 |
Tetradifon (1986) |
No. 68 |
Hydrazine (1987) |
No. 69 |
Magnetic fields (1987) |
No. 71 |
Pentachlorophenol
(1987) |
No. 73 |
Phosphine and metal
phosphides (1988) |
No. 74 |
Diaminotoluenes (1987) |
No. 75 |
Toluene diisocyanates
(1987) |
No. 76 |
Thiocarbamate
pesticides: A general introduction (1988) |
No. 77 |
Man-made mineral
fibres (1988) |
No. 78 |
Dithiocarbamate
pesticides, ethylenethiourea and propylenethiourea: A general
introduction (1988) |
No. 79 |
Dichlorvos (1988) |
No. 80 |
Pyrrolizidine
alkaloids (1988) |
No. 81 |
Vanadium (1988) |
No. 82 |
Cypermethrin (1989) |
No. 83 |
DDT - Environmental
aspects (1989) |
No. 84 |
2,4-D - Environmental
aspects (1989) |
No. 85 |
Lead - Environmental
aspects (1989) |
No. 86 |
Mercury -
Environmental aspects (1989) |
No. 87 |
Allethrins (1989) |
No. 88 |
PCDDs and PCDFs (TCDD;
dioxins and dibenzofurans) (1989) |
No. 89 |
Formaldehyde (1989) |
No. 90 |
Dimethoate (1989) |
No. 91 |
Aldrin and dieldrin
(1989) |
No. 92 |
Resmethrins (1989) |
No. 93 |
Chlorophenols other
than pentachlorophenol (1989) |
No. 94 |
Permethrin (1990) |
No. 95 |
Fenvalerate (1990) |
No. 96 |
d-Phenothrin (1990) |
No. 97 |
Deltamethrin (1990) |
No. 98 |
Tetramethrin (1990) |
No. 99 |
Cyhalothrin (1990) |
No. 100 |
Vinylidene chloride
(1990) |
No. 101 |
Methylmercury (1990) |
No. 102 |
1-Propanol (1990) |
No. 103 |
2-Propanol (1990) |
No. 105 |
Selected mycotoxins:
Ochratoxins, trichothecenes, ergot (1990) |
No. 106 |
Beryllium (1990) |
No. 107 |
Barium (1990) |
No. 108 |
Nickel (1991) |
No. 110 |
Tricresylphosphate
(1990) |
No. 111 |
Triphenylphosphates
(1991) |
No. 112 |
Tributylphosphates
(1991) |
No. 113 |
Fully halogenated
chlorofluorocarbons (1990) |
No. 114 |
Dimethylformamide
(1991) |
No. 115 |
2-Methoxyethanol,
2-ethoxyethanol and their acetates (1990) |
No. 116 |
Tributyltin compounds
(1990) |
No. 117 |
Methyl isobutyl ketone
(1990) |
No. 118 |
Inorganic mercury
(1991) |
No. 120 |
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
(1991) |
No. 121 |
Aldicarb (1991) |
No. 122 |
n-Hexane (1991) |
No. 123 |
alpha- and beta-Hexachlorocyclohexanes
(1992) |
No. 124 |
Lindane (1991) |
No. 125 |
Platinum (1991) |
No. 126 |
Partially halogenated
chlorofluorocarbons (Methane derivatives) (1991) |
No. 127 |
Acrolein (1992) |
No. 128 |
Chlorobenzene other
than hexachlorobenzene (1991) |
No. 129 |
Isobenzan (1992) |
No. 130 |
Endrin (1992) |
No. 131 |
Diethylhexylphthalate
(1992) |
No. 132 |
Trichlorfon (1992) |
No. 133 |
Fenitrothion (1992) |
No. 134 |
Cadmium (1992) |
No. 135 |
Cadmium -
Environmental aspects (1992) |
No. 136 |
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
(1992) |
No. 137 |
Electromagnetic fields
(1992) |
No. 138 |
2-Nitropropane (1992) |
No. 139 |
Partially halogenated
chlorofluorocarbons (Ethane derivatives) (1992) |
No. 140 |
Polychlorinated
biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCBs and PCTs) (2nd Ed.)
(1993) |
No. 142 |
Alpha-cypermethrin
(1992) |
No. 143 |
Methyl ethyl ketone
(1993) |
No. 145 |
Methyl parathion
(1993) |
No. 146 |
Dichloropropene,
dichloropropane, and DD (1993) |
No. 147 |
Propachlor (1993) |
No. 148 |
Benomyl (1993) |
No. 149 |
Carbendazim (1993) |
No. 150 |
Benzene (1993) |
No. 151 |
Synthetic organic
fibres (1993) |
No. 152 |
Polybrominated
biphenyls (1994) |
No. 153 |
Carbaryl (1994) |
No. 154 |
Acetonitrile (1994) |
No. 155 |
Biomarkers and Risk
Assessment: Concepts and Principles |
No. 156 |
Hexachlorobutadiene
(1994) |
No. 157 |
Hydroquinone (1994) |
No. 158 |
Amitrole (1994) |
No. 159 |
Glyphosate (1994) |
No. 160 |
Ultraviolet radiations
(1994) |
No. 161 |
Phenol (1994) |
No. 162 |
Brominated diphenyl
ethers (1994) |
No. 163 |
Chloroform (1994) |
No. 165 |
Inorganic lead (1995) |
No. 166 |
Methyl bromide (Bromomethane)
(1995) |
No. 167 |
Acetaldehyde (1995) |
No. 168 |
Cresols (1995) |
No. 172 |
Tetrabromobisphenol A
and derivatives (1995) |
No. 173 |
Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate
and bis(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate (1995) |
No. 174 |
Isophorone (1995) |
No. 175 |
Anticoagulant
rodenticides (1995) |
No. 176 |
1,2-Dichloroethane
(2nd Ed.) (1995) |
1.3 International Chemical Safety Cards
Ten series of 70-80 Cards each have been published so far.
To obtain Chemical Safety Cards please contact:
Office for Official Publications of the European Commission
L-2985 Luxembourg
Fax: +352 48 85 73 / 48 68 17
1.4 Development of Methodology for Health Risk Assessment
(Contact WHO Distribution and Sales to obtain copies of these documents)
Principles and methods for
evaluating the toxicity of chemicals, Part I. Environmental Health
Criteria No. 6 (1978) |
Guidelines on studies in
environmental epidemiology. Environmental Health Criteria No. 27 (1983) |
Principles for evaluating health
risks to progeny associated with exposure to chemicals during pregnancy.
Environmental Health Criteria No. 30 (1984) |
Guidelines for the study of
genetic effects in human populations. Environmental Health Criteria
No. 46 (1984) |
Summary report on the evaluation
of short-term tests for carcinogens (Collaborative study of in vivo
tests). Environmental Health Criteria No. 47 (1985) |
Guide to short-term tests for
detecting mutagenic and carcinogenic chemicals (ICPEMC).
Environmental Health Criteria No. 51 (1985) |
Principles of toxicokinetic
studies. Environmental Health Criteria No. 57 (1986) |
Principles for
evaluating health risks from chemicals during infancy and childhood: The
need for a special approach. Environmental Health Criteria No. 59 (1986) |
Principles and methods for the
assessment of neurotoxicity associated with exposure to chemicals.
Environmental Health Criteria No. 60 (1986) |
Principles for the safety
assessment of food additives and contaminants in food.
Environmental Health Criteria No. 70 (1987) |
Principles of studies on diseases
of suspected chemical etiology and their prevention.
Environmental Health Criteria No. 72 (1987) |
Principles for the Toxicological
Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Food.
Environmental Health Criteria No. 104 (1990) |
Summary report on the evaluation
of short-term tests for carcinogens (Collaborative study on in vivo
tests). Environmental Health Criteria No. 109 (1990) |
Principles and methods for the
assessment of nephrotoxicity associated with exposure to chemicals.
Environmental Health Criteria No. 119 (1991) |
Quality management for chemical
safety testing. Environmental Health Criteria No. 141 (1992) |
Principles for evaluating chemical
effects on the aged population. Environmental Health Criteria No. 144
(1993) |
Biomarkers and risk assessment:
Concepts and Principles. Environmental Health Criteria No. 155 (1993) |
Assessing human health risks of
chemicals: Derivation of guidance values for health-based exposure
limits. Environmental Health Criteria No. 170 (1994) |
1.5 Other Publications on Activities Undertaken or Supported by IPCS
(Contact the sources listed to obtain copies of these documents)
Development and possible use of
immunological techniques to detect individual exposure to chemicals
(in collaboration with IARC). IARC Internal Technical Report No. 82/001
(1982) |
Approaches to classifying chemical
carcinogens according to mechanisms of action (in collaboration with CEC
and IARC). IARC Internal Technical Report No. 83/001 (1983) |
Methods for assessing the effects
of chemicals on reproductive functions (in collaboration with the
Scientific Group on Methodologies for the Safety Evaluation of Chemicals
-SGOMSEC).
SCOPE 20/SGOMSEC, 1/IPCS Joint Symposia 1, John Wiley and Sons (1983) |
Methallothionein and cadmium
nephrotoxicity. Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 54,
IPCS Joint Symposia 4 (1984) |
Monitoring human exposure to
carcinogenic and mutagenic agents. IARC Scientific Publications No. 59 -
IPCS Joint Symposia 7 (1984) |
Nickel in the human environment.
IARC Scientific Publications No. 53 (1984) |
Mutation, cancer and malformation.
Environmental Science Research, Vol. 31, Plenum Press (1984) |
Methods for estimating risks of
chemical injury: Human and non-human biota and ecosystems (in
collaboration with SGOMSEC). SCOPE 26/SGOMSEC 2/IPCS Joint Symposia 3,
John Wiley and Sons (1985) |
Evaluation of short-term tests for
carcinogens. Report of the IPCS Collaborative Study of in vitro assays
for genotoxicity. (Progress in Mutation Research, Vol. 5), Elsevier
Science Publishers (1985) |
Evaluation of methods for
assessing human health hazards from drinking water (in collaboration
with CEC, IARC, the Mission for Study and Research/French Ministry of
Environment, and the National Institute for Water Supply, The
Netherlands). IARC Internal Technical Report No. 86/001 (1986) |
Hexachlorobenzene. Proceedings of
an International Symposium held at IARC, Lyon, France,
24-28 June 1984 (in collaboration with IARC, CEC, US EPA and the US
National Cancer Institute)
IARC Scientific Publications No. 77 (1986) |
Toxicologie clinique: Formation du
personnel infirmier. Forum organized in Brussels, 5-7 November 1984 (in
collaboration with the CEC and World Federation of Associations of
Clinical Toxicology and Poison Control Centres) Cahiers de Toxicologie
clinique et expérimentale, 1986, No. 3 |
Long-term and short-term assays
for carcinogens: A critical appraisal (in collaboration with IARC).
IARC Scientific Publications No. 83 (1986) |
Environmental toxicology and
ecotoxicology. Proceedings of the Third International Course, Edinburgh,
United Kingdom, 6-13 September 1985 EURO Environmental Health Series No. 10
(1986) |
The health effects of aromatic
amines - A review (prepared by MARC, London, on behalf of IPCS).
MARC Report No. 35 (1986) |
Methods for the assessment of the
toxicity evaluation of mixtures of chemicals (in collaboration with
SGOMSEC). SGOMSEC 3/IPCS Joint Symposia 6, John Wiley and Sons (1987) |
Immunotoxicology. Proceedings of
the International Seminar on the Immunological System as a Target for
Toxic Damage - Present Status, Open problems and Future Perspectives (in
collaboration with CEC, US EPA, NIEHS and the International Society
of Immunopharmacology). IPCS Joint Seminar 10, Martinus Nijhoff
Publishers (1987) |
Indicators for assessing exposure
and biological effects of genotoxic chemicals: Consensus and technical
reports. Proceedings of an International Workshop on Indicators in Human
Biological Materials for Assessing Exposure to and/or Biological Effects
of Genotoxic Chemicals, Luxembourg, 6-9 July 1987 (in collaboration with
the CEC, WHO/EURO, and the Institute of Occupational Health, Finland)
EUR 11642 EN (1988) |
Results of the survey of poison
control centres and related toxicological services, 1984-1986 (in
collaboration with the CEC and the World Federation of Associations of
Clinical Toxicology and Poison Control Centres) Journal de Toxicologie
clinique et experimentale: Toxicovigilance - Centre anti-poisons,
September-October 1988, No. 5 |
Major hazard control: A practical
manual An ILO contribution to IPCS (1988) |
Evaluation of short-term tests for
carcinogens. Report of the IPCS Collaborative Study on in vivo
assays - Volumes I and II, Cambridge University Press (1989) |
Ecotoxicology and climate, with
special reference to hot and cold climates,
SCOPE 38/IPCS Joint Symposia 9, John Wiley and Sons (1989) |
Methods for assessing and reducing
injury from chemical accidents (in collaboration with SGOMSEC). SCOPE
40/SGOMSEC 6/IPCS Joint Symposia 11, John Wiley and Sons (1989) |
Glossary of terms on chemical
safety for use in IPCS publications (WHO/ICS/89.27) (1989) |
Health significance and early
detection of nephrotoxicity. Proceedings of the Joint CEC/IPCS/ Workshop
held in Luxembourg, 26-29 April 1988 Toxicology Letters, Vol. 46, Issue
No 1-3,
IPCS Joint Symposia 12 (1989) |
Information useful for the
identification of hazards during the manufacture, storage, transport,
use, and disposal of substances: An annotated checklist (WHO/PCS/90.41)
(1990) |
Predictive value of short-term
tests for non-genotoxic effects (in collaboration with SGOMSEC). SGOMSEC
4/IPCS Joint Symposia 8, John Wiley and Sons (1990) |
Immunotoxicity of metals and
immunotoxicology. Proceedings of an international workshop held in
Hanover, 6-10 November 1989, EUR 12764 EN, IPCS Joint Symposia 15,
Plenum Press (1990) |
Public health impact of pesticides
used in agriculture WHO (1990) |
Proceedings of the International
Workshop on Kashin-Beck Diseases and Non-Communicable Diseases held in
Beijing, 28 October-1 November 1985, WHO (1990) |
Methods for assessing exposure of
human and non-human biota (in collaboration with SGOMSEC). (SCOPE 46/SGOMSEC
5/IPCS Joint Symposia 13), John Wiley and Sons (1991) |
Proceedings of the Joint ECETOC/IPCS
Workshop on Early Indicators of Non-Genotoxic Carcinogenesis held in
Brussels, 19-20 June 1990 Mutation Research, Vol. 248, special
issue No. 2,
IPCS Joint Symposia 14 (1991) |
Safety and health in the use of
agrochemicals: A guide An ILO contribution to IPCS (1991) |
Prevention of major industrial
accidents: An ILO code of practice. An ILO contribution to IPCS (1991) |
Occupational exposure limits for
airborne toxic substances, 3rd Ed.
Occupational Safety and Health Series 37. An ILO contribution to IPCS
(1991) |
Proceedings of the African
Workshop on Health Sector Management in Technological Disasters, Addis
Ababa, 26-30 November 1990 (1991) |
Methods for assessing exposure of
human and non-human biota (in collaboration with SGOMSEC). (SCOPE 46/SGOMSEC
5/IPCS Joint Symposia 13), John Wiley and Sons (1991) |
Mutagenicity of complex mixtures
in Salmonella typhimurium. A report of the International Programme on
Chemical Safety's collaborative study on complex mixtures Mutation
Research, Vol. 276, Special issue, Nos 1/2 (1992) |
Chemical safety. Training module
No. 1: Fundamentals of applied toxicology - The nature of chemical
hazards (WHO/PCS/92.3) (1992) |
Final report of the Steering Group
on naturally occurring toxins of plant origin, Carshalton, UK, 20-22 May
1992 (IPCS/International Life Sciences Institute, Europe)
(WHO/PCS/92.69) (1992) |
Mycotoxins and Balkan endemic
nephropathy Food and Chemical Toxicology, Vol. 30, No. 3 (March
1992) |
IPCS/INTOX Project - Poisons
Information Monograph: Brodifacoum (IPCS/INTOX/PIM.077) (1992) |
IPCS/INTOX Project - Poisons
Information Monograph: Cyanides (IPCS/INTOX/PIM.159) (1992) |
IPCS/INTOX Project - Poisons
Information Monograph: N,N-Diethyltoluamide
(IPCS/INTOX/PIM.170) (1992) |
IPCS/INTOX Project - Poisons
Information Monograph: Thallium (IPCS/INTOX/PIM.525) (1992) |
IPCS/INTOX Project - Poisons
Information Monograph: Pseudechis (Black snakes) (1993) |
IPCS/INTOX Project - Poisons
Information Monograph: Notechis (Tiger snake) (1993) |
IPCS/INTOX Project - Poisons
Information Monograph: Oxyuranus (Taipan) (1993) |
IPCS/INTOX Project - Poisons
Information Monograph: Pseudonaja (Brown snake) (1993) |
IPCS/INTOX Project - Poisons
Information Monograph: Funnel Web Spiders (1993) |
How to use the Health and Safety
Guides. Pre-publication version, May 1993 (PEP/PCS/93.15) (1993) |
Safety and health in the use of
chemicals at work: A training manual. An ILO contribution to IPCS (1993) |
Chemical safety. Metabolism and
Toxicity: Collected lectures (WHO/PCS/93.41) (1993) |
Report of the Informal
Consultation on the Safety of Microbial Pest Control Agents, WHO,
Geneva,
23-26 June 1993 (WHO/PCS/93.47) (1993) |
Chemical safety matters, IPCS/International
Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), Cambridge University Press
(1993) |
Health aspects of chemical
accidents. Guidance on chemical accident awareness, preparedness and
response for health professionals and emergency responders (OECD
Environment Monograph No. 81 - UNEP IE/PAC Technical Report No. 19) (OCDE/GD
(94)1) (1994) |
The WHO recommended classification
of pesticides by hazard and guidelines to classification 1994-1995
(WHO/PCS/94.2) (1994) |
Multilevel course on the safe use
of pesticides and on the diagnosis and treatment of pesticide poisoning
(WHO/PCS/94.3) (1994) |
Chemical safety: Training modules
(ILO/IPCS) (1994) |
Respiratory toxicology and risk
assessment. Proceedings of an International Symposium
(IPCS Joint Series 18) Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH,
Stuttgart |
Abstract book: Mycotoxins and
toxic plant components - EC, WHO/IPCS, FAO and ILSI Europe Joint
Workshop, Lisbon, Portugal, 13-15 October 1994 |
Environmental monitoring for
genotoxicity with plant systems Mutation Research, Vol. 310, No. 2,
Special issue (1994) |
Proceedings of the IPCS/UK DOH
International Workshop on Environmental Immunotoxicology and Human
Health, London, 22-25 March 1994 Human and Experimental Toxicology, Vol.
14, No. 1
(IPCS Joint Series 17) (1995) |
Joint Meeting on Pesticides.
Report of the 1995 meeting of the Core Assessment Group (WHO/PCS/95.7)
(1995) |
Summary of evaluations performed
by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA),
1956-1993 (First through Forty-first meetings), WHO (1994) |
Basic analytical toxicology, WHO
(1995) |
IPCS/INTOX package, Canadian
Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (1995) |
Methods to assess the effects of
chemicals on ecosystems (in collaboration with SGOMSEC),
SCOPE 53/SGOMSEC 10/IPCS Joint Activity 23, John Wiley and Sons (1995) |
IPCS - Summary of toxicological
evaluations performed by the Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR)
through 1995 (WHO/PCS/95.50) |
Allergic hypersensitivities
induced by chemicals: Recommendations for prevention
(WHO Regional Office for Europe/IPCS), CRC Press, Inc. (1996) |
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