… pollutant in indoor air which, according to current knowledge, is not expected to cause any adverse health effects, even in the case of lifelong exposure of sensitive … for which not all indoor air guide values are available, the AIR recommends using the sum of volatile organic compounds (TVOC) as the first important parameter … for analysing total VOC exposure in indoor air. Although the TVOC value cannot be used to make an health assessment, it serves as a relevant indicator for …

… concentrations exceed a certain limit.  Manufacturers of cosmetic products often use lower volumes to avoid obligation to declare, or they substitute these … must be labelled as such. For the 26 substances classified as prone to cause allergies, they must be identified by name when used in concentrations of 0.01 percent and above. The ingredients of many other …

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… in a broad range of health issues. Currently, our WHO collaborating centre focuses on the following tasks: Normative and scientific work Involvement in the … and regulation Co-ordination of the thematic area the protection of drinking-water resources in the WHO Water Quality Advisory Group Co-ordination of development of …