International Programme on Chemical Safety
Template:Short description The International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) was formed in 1980 and is a collaboration between three United Nations bodies, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme, to establish a scientific basis for safe use of chemicals and to strengthen national capabilities and capacities for chemical safety.[1]
A related joint project with the same aim, IPCS INCHEM, is a collaboration between IPCS and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).[2]
The IPCS identifies the following as "chemicals of major public health concern":
- Air pollution
- Arsenic
- Asbestos
- Benzene
- Cadmium
- Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds
- Inadequate or excess fluoride
- Lead
- Mercury
- Highly hazardous pesticides[3]
See also
- Acceptable daily intake
- International Chemical Safety Card
- Concise International Chemical Assessment Document
- Food safety
References
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- ↑ "International Programme on Chemical Safety". World Health Organization. Accessed May 2010.
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