Robert Maynard (toxicologist)

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Robert Maynard

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Maynard in March 2002
Born
Robert Lewis Maynard

1951 (age 7172)
Nationality United Kingdom
Occupation Toxicologist

Professor Robert Lewis Maynard CBE, FRCP, FRCPath, FFOM (born 1951) is a British toxicologist.

Maynard was head of the air pollution unit at the United Kingdom Department of Health from 1990 to 2011. [1] [2]

He served as editor of the World Health Organization's Air Quality Guidelines for Europe. [1]

He became an Honorary Professor in the Institute of Public Health at the University of Birmingham in 2000. [1]

He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Daphne Christie; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2004). Environmental Toxicology: The legacy of Silent Spring. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN   978-0-85484-091-5. OL   11612218M. Wikidata   Q29581678.
  2. "Professor Robert Maynard CBE | Health Impact of Environmental Hazards | Health Protection Research Unit" . Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. "No. 55710". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1999. pp. 1–38.