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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Hazardous combinations of substances

Hazardous combinations of substances

  • Toxic mixtures

Broader

Toxic substances
Presentable
Dangerous substances
Presentable
Unknown synergistic effects
Yet to rate

Narrower

Carcinogenic consequences of food preparation
Presentable
Hazardous combinations of drugs
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Long-term hazards of exposure to chemicals
Presentable

Strategy

Taxing use of toxic products
Yet to rate
Securing toxic substances
Yet to rate
Protecting against hazardous combinations of substances
Yet to rate
Producing toxic mixtures of substances
Yet to rate

Value

Toxicity
Yet to rate
Hazard
Yet to rate

Reference

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Water Quality Criteria for European Freshwater Fish: report on combined effects on freshwater fish and other aquatic life of mixture of toxicants in water

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Societal problems » Hazards
  • Societal problems » Poison
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    D5256
    DOCID
    11452560
    D7NID
    134088
    Editing link
    Official link
    https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/hazardous-combinations-substances
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020