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Air pollution in association with mental and self-rated health and the mediating effect of physical activity

 = 1.27; 95% CI: 1.13, 1.42), poor self-rated health (OR  = 1.20; 95% CI: 1.09, 1.32) and depressive disorder (OR  = 1.19; 95% CI: 1.00, 1.41). Secondly, an association was found between BC exposure and ...

The Changing Landscape of Food Deserts and Swamps over More than a Decade in Flanders, Belgium

Issue 21 (2022) Health Topics:  Health and environment Santé et environnement Gezondheid en milieu Full text language:  English Category:  Peer-reviewed scientific articles FOS Classification:  3.03 ...

Human biomonitoring survey (Pb, Cd, As, Cu, Zn, Mo) for urban gardeners exposed to metal contaminated soils

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Jérôme C.J. Petit; Patrick Maggi; Pirard, Catherine; Charlier, Corinne; Ann Ruttens; Amandine Liénard; Gilles Colinet; Suzanne Remy ...

Higher buccal mtDNA content is associated with residential surrounding green in a panel study of primary school children

sensing derived map. Given the repeated measures design, we applied a mixed-effects model with school and subject as random effect while adjusting for a priori chosen fixed covariates. Results: mtDNAc was assessed ...

Comparative profiling and exposure assessment of microplastics in differently sized Manila clams from South Korea by μFTIR and Nile Red staining

https://sciensano.be/en/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113846 Version:  Published Full text access:  Restricted Access Full text language:  English Category:  Peer-reviewed scientific articles FOS Classification:  1.7 Other natural sciences ...

Detection and identification of authorized and unauthorized GMOs using high-throughput sequencing with the support of a sequence-based GMO database

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Assia Saltykova; Julien Van Braekel; N. Papazova; Marie-Alice Fraiture; Deforce, Dieter; Kevin Vanneste; Sigrid C.J. De Keersmaecker; ...

Residential Exposure to Urban Trees and Medication Sales for Mood Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease in Brussels, Belgium: An Ecological Study

men, β=0.281β=0.281 (95% CI: 0.243, 0.319)] and with 20–24% higher cardiovascular medication sales [women, β=0.202β=0.202 (95% CI: 0.169, 0.236); men, β=0.240β=0.240 (95% CI: 0.206, 0.273)]. Discussion: We found a trade-off ...

Impact of Short-Term Exposure to Extreme Temperatures on Mortality: A Multi-City Study in Belgium

Risico- en gezondheidsimpactevaluatie Risk and health impact assessment Manuscript versions:  DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073763 File:  Version:  Published Full text access:  Public Access Full ...

The purity of tattoo inks, screening substances of high concern

observed. Conclusion: Our results show that low-quality tattoo inks are easily available to the European consumer. In line with literature, most infringements were observed with red/brown inks which is not ...

Mapping abundance distributions of allergenic tree species in urbanized landscapes: A nation-wide study for Belgium using forest inventory and citizen science data

Nawrot; An Van Nieuwenhuyse; Jean-Marie Aerts; Jos Van Orshoven; Ben Somers; Catherine Linard; Nicolas Dendoncker Source: Landscape and Urban Planning, Volume 218 (2022) Keywords: Allergenic trees Citizen ...

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