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Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias

Dictionary of Environmental Health/ by David Worthington (2002)
	Print: MBREF 616.9803/48
Encyclopaedia of Life Sciences
	(UNSW Subscription)
Wiley encyclopaedia of molecular biology
	(UNSW Subscription)

General
Commonwealth Legislation
	Scaleplus, from the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department, is the official site for Commonwealth Legislation
NSW Legislation
	LegislationNSW, from the Parliamentary Council's Office, is the official site for NSW legislation

Specific
Hazardous Waste Act 1989
Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989

Handbooks and Guidelines

Environmental Health Handbook: a Practical Manual for Remote Communities/ Menzies School of Health Research
	Print: P 363.70994/18
Handbook of Environmental Health/ by Herman Koren and Michael Bisesi (2002)
	Print: MB 363.7/75C
Health Impact Assessment Guidelines
	Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a process that systematically identifies and examines, in a balanced way, both the potential positive and negative health impacts of an activity. (Department of Heatlh and Ageing)
Environmental Health Risk Assessment: Guidelines for assessing human health risks from environmental hazards...
	This document provides a national approach to environmental health risk assessment. Presents a general environmental health risk assessment methodology applicable to the range of environmental health hazards.

Recommended Texts

Essentials of Medical Geology: Impacts of the Natural Environment on Public Health/ Olle Selinus et al
	Print: MBQ 616.98/32
Encyclopedia of Clinical Toxicology: A Comprehensive Guide to Toxicology / Irving S. Rossoff
	Print: MBREF 615.9003/5
Environmental Health in Australia and New Zealand/ Nancy Cromar, Scott Cameron and Howard Fallowfield
	Print: MB 362.19698/4
Current Occupational and Environmental Medicine/ Joseph Ladou
	Print: MB 616.9803/27a