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				  Sustainable Development and Environmental 
                  Health
  
                  
				  Healthy Environment 
				  | It answers to the information needs on chemical substances 
                  and gives the informative support to professionals of the 
                  health, `investigators`, educators, decision makers and other 
                  involved with this topic. |  
                    
                      | Chemical Safety |   
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                        The International Program on Chemical 
                        Safety (IPCS/WHO), of the World Health Organization, 
                        through its project INTOX, and with the collaboration of 
                        many centers of toxicological information at the world 
                        level, has been developing a system that facilitates the 
                        harmonization of the reports of the toxicological 
                        centers. Several centers of the Region have the system 
                        INTOX, some are in the process of acquiring it and 
                        others use its own system to register the consultations. 
                        INTOX gives the possibility of making an "ideal" report 
                        that can be adapted to the local and regional needs. |   |  |  
                     
                      | Toxicology Networks |   
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                      of networks of toxicology: REDARTOX in Argentina, RETOMEX 
                      in Mexico, SINITOX in Brazil, and RITA in Chile.                                                
                       RETOMEX 
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                      | Retoxlac 
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                      |  | RETOXLAC, implemented by CEPIS/PAHO 
                      in 1999, which is at full development and groups 
                      approximately 300 professionals linked to the subject of 
                      chemical substances. In this network the harmonization of 
                      the report of cases has been discussed as a way of 
                      planning actions with regard to the leading causes of 
                      poisoning and exposures. |  |  |   
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                      | Self-instruction Courses |   
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                      | Pesticides for Domestic Use |   
                      |  | Pesticides for domestic use |  |  |  |