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stoves arises in rural areas of developing
countries. Exposure may be reduced by
introducing improved stoves, better housing
and cleaner fuels. Environmental exposure
to tobacco smoke is a key aspect of
atmospheric pollution and reducing this
hazard is discussed elsewhere (Tobacco
control, p128).
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an importing country to give explicit
informed consent before specific chemicals
(such as DDT and polychlorinated
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International Labour Office:
http://www.ilo.org/
UK Health and Safety Directorate: Preventing or controlling
exposure to substances which can cause occupational
cancer:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/hthdir/noframes/cancers.htm
The Air Management Information System, WHO’s Healthy
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http://www.who.int/peh/air/amis.html
EPA National Center for Environmental Assessment,
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http://www.epa.gov/ncea/cancer.htm
United Nation Environment Programme:
http://www.unep.org
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (USA):
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html