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ENVIRONMENT ISSUES AND


HEALTH EFFECTS

 

29.1 TOXICOLOGY EFFECTSRemIodine - 131LeadMercuryFluorineDDTLEAD IN PAINTSTRANSFATHIGH CAFFEINE IN ENERGY DRINKSPESTICIDE IN HUMAN BLOODTESTING OF PESTICIDE TOXICITY29.2 DISEASES CAUSED BY29.4 MISCELLANEOUS TOPICSAdaptationAdaptation FundAdaptation CommitteeAlliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)Bali Action Plan (BAP)Bali Road MapBiomass fuels or biofuelsCarbon marketCartagena GroupCertified emission reductions (CER)Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)“CO2equivalent”?Coalition for Rainforest NationsEmission reduction unit (ERU)Emissions tradingFugitive fuel emissionsGlobal warming potential (GWP)Greenhouse gases (GHGs)“Hot air”Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF)Least Developed Countries FundProtocolQuantified Emissions Limitation and Reduction Commitments (QELROs)Registries, registry systemsRio ConventionsRio+20Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF)“Spill-over effects” (also referred to as “rebound effects” or “take-back effects”)Umbrella group2 degrees C goal1. Ramsar wetland sites in India2. Tiger Reserves of India5. Biosphere reserves7. Natural World Heritage Sites3. Elephant Reserves of India