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Short rotation coppice culture of willows and poplars as energy crops on metal contaminated agricultural soils.
phytoextraction in this particular case it would take at least 36 years to reach the legal threshold values for cadmium, but in combination with production of feedstock for bioenergy processes, this type of land ...
Cadmium exposure in the population: from health risks to strategies of prevention.
one should not underestimate the importance of the recent epidemiological evidence on Cd toxicity as to its medical and public health implications. Health Topics: Health and environment Santé et ...
Surrogate species selection for assessing potential adverse environmental impacts of genetically engineered insect-resistant plants on non-target organisms
non-target organisms (NTO s), i.e., organisms not intended to be controlled by the trait. In many cases, impacts to NTO s are assessed using surrogate species, and it is critical that the data derived from ...
The co-existence between transgenic and non-transgenic maize in the European Union: a focus on pollen flow and cross-fertilization
of GM material in non- GM produce, and member states are elaborating legal frames to cope with co-existence. As maize is a cross-pollinated crop relying on wind for the dispersal of its pollen, ...
Quality of laboratory studies assessing effects of Bt-proteins on non-target organisms: minimal criteria for acceptability
of criteria determining their relevance and reliability. As a case-study, this exercise revealed that when not all quality criteria are met, weighing the robustness of the study and its relevance for ...
Determination of lawasone and paraphenylenediamine in henna tattoos and hair dyes through UPLC-PDA
Abstract: Introduction: For centuries, henna with its active substance lawsone has been used in the Arab and Hindu cultures as a hair dye or as expression of body art by applying it on the hands, feet, and ...
Lessons learned from Chernobyl and Fukushima on thyroid cancer screening and recommendations in case of a future nuclear accident.
affected populations; thyroid health monitoring should however be made available to persons who request it (regardless of whether they are at increased risk or not), accompanied with appropriate information ...
How many replicators does it take to achieve reliability? Investigating researcher variability in a crowdsourced replication
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Nate Breznau; Eike Mark Rinke; Alexander Wuttke; Elena Damian Source: (2023) Health Topics: Health and environment Santé et environnement Gezondheid en milieu Manuscript versions: DOI: https:/ ...