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close this bookIndustry and Energy - Initial Environmental Assessment Series No. 9 (NORAD, 1994)
close this folderPart I: General account
Open this folder and view contents1 Characteristics of projects within industry and energy
Open this folder and view contents2 The environment affected by the project
Open this folder and view contents3 Possible environ mental impacts
View the document4 Relevant literature

4 Relevant literature

Impact analysis:

DANIDA: "Environmental Issues in Industrial and Urban Development", 1989.

The World Bank "Environmental Assessment Source Book. Vol. 111. Guidelines for Environmental Assessment of Energy and Industry Projects". Environmental Department, 1991.

ESCAD-Environment and Development Series "Environmental Impact Assessment. Guidelines for Industrial Development". United Nations. New York, 1990.

Pollution impacts from industrial production:

The World Bank "Environmental Guidelines". Environment Department. 1988

NHO (Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry). "Handbak for innforing av revere produksjon." ("Manual for introduction of cleaner production".) 1991.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Manual for Waste Minimisation Opportunity Assessments." 1988.

Environmental impacts from energy supply:

Norges Energiverkforbund (The Norwegian Electricity Federation). "Miljo og energifakta. Handbak for energiforsyningen." ("Facts on Environment and Energy".) Oslo 1991.

Work Environment:
The World Bank "Occupational Health and Safety Guidelines". Environment Department, 1988.

Direktoratet for arbeidstileynet (The Directorate for Labour Inspection). "Administrative normer for forurenoning i arbeidsmiljo". ("Administrative norms for the pollution of work environments".) Oslo 1991.

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists "Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices". 1993-1994 (or more recent edition). Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Major accidents:

The World Bank "Techniques for Assessing Industrial Hazards. A manual". Technical paper no. 55. 1988.

Environmental agreements:

The Fridtjof Nansen Institute "Green Globe Yearbook". Oslo, 1992.

Information sources:

Several international organisations can offer valuable information. It may be useful to take direct contact to ascertain what is available:

International Labour Organisation (ILO), Geneva, Switzerland. Tel. +41-22-799-61-11

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), N.Y., USA. Tel. +1-212-906-50-00

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Nairobi, Kenya. Tel. +254-2-33-39-30

United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Vienna, Austria Tel. + 43-222-221-31

The World Bank, Washington D.C., USA. Tel. +1-202-477-12-34.

The World Health Organisation (WHO), Division of Environmental Health. Geneva, Switzerland. Tel. +41-22-791-21-11.