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Validity of air pollution annoyance to assess long-term exposure to air pollution in Belgium
cumbersome administrative procedures. Data on air pollution annoyance from surveys can be an alternative to assess individual exposure to air pollution. This research investigates the association between air ...
The Changing Landscape of Food Deserts and Swamps over More than a Decade in Flanders, Belgium
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Vincent Smets; Jeroen Cant; Stefanie Vandevijvere Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 19, ...
Higher buccal mtDNA content is associated with residential surrounding green in a panel study of primary school children
Environmental Research, Volume 213 (2022) Keywords: Agriculture CHILDREN Green space Mitochondrial DNA content mtDNA Abstract: Background Mitochondria are known to respond to environmental stressors but whether ...
Impact of Short-Term Exposure to Extreme Temperatures on Mortality: A Multi-City Study in Belgium
Research and Public Health, Volume 19, Issue 7 (2022) Health Topics: Health and environment Santé et environnement Gezondheid en milieu Service: Évaluation des risques et de l'impact sur la santé ...
Mapping abundance distributions of allergenic tree species in urbanized landscapes: A nation-wide study for Belgium using forest inventory and citizen science data
not readily available. This research presents an approach to produce high-resolution abundance maps of allergenic tree species using existing forest inventories and opportunistic open-access citizen ...
Different Effects of a School-Based Physical Activity Intervention on Health-related Quality of Life
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Lars B. Christiansen; Ruben Brondeel; Pernille Lund-Cramer; Søren Smedegaard; Thomas Skovgaard Source: Applied Research in Quality of Life ...
IDENTIFICATION, PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISATION AND PRELIMINARY RISK ANALYSIS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE PARTICLES IN FACE MASKS Intermediate report TiO2-Mask COVID-19 project September 2021
health risks, but so far, research and publications of TiO2 particles in textiles, and particularly of their release, are limited. In view of EFSA ’s conclusion that TiO2 cannot be considered any longer as ...
4DEMON: Integrating 40 Years of Data on PCB and Metal Contamination in Marine Sediments of the Belgian Part of the North Sea
changes in the marine environment. Whereas time series analyses based on monitoring data typically span one or two decades, this work aimed to integrate 40 years of monitoring and research data on ...
Urban environment and mental health: the NAMED project, protocol for a mixed-method study
mental health are still not well understood. These associations are highly complex and require an interdisciplinary and integrated research approach to cover the broad range of mitigating factors. This ...
In utero exposure to parabens and early childhood BMI z-scores – Associations between placental ethyl paraben, longitudinal BMI trajectories and cord blood metabolic biomarkers
placental EtP with cord blood GGT and glucose levels provides a starting point for further research on mechanisms of paraben-related metabolic processes in utero. Health Topics: Health and environment Santé ...