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Implications of spatial and seasonal air pollution patterns, socioeconomic disparities, and 15-minute communities for achieving WHO air quality guidelinesAbstract
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Vandeninden, Bram; Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Otavova, Martina; Vanpoucke, Charlotte; Hooyberghs, Hans; Faes, Christel; Bouland, Catherine; Eva M De Clercq Source: Scientific Reports, Volume 15, Is ...
Overview of air quality measures aiming to reduce emissions from road traffic and mitigate health impact in Belgium
pollution levels in Belgium, a considerable part of the population is still exposed to concentration levels exceeding the WHO Air Quality Guidelines. Therefore, identifying and quantifying the effectiveness ...
Development of strain-level shotgun metagenomics approaches to detect and characterize microbiological contaminants in the context of food safety
therefore a selection marker is often used to detect the bacteria who have included the modification in their genome. Antimicrobial resistance genes are often used as one of these markers. The construct may ...
Simultaneous Detection and Quantification of Aflatoxin M1, Eight Microcystin Congeners and Nodularin in Dairy Milk by LC-MS/MS
(AFM1), an emerging mycotoxin of interest, is a potential contaminant in the milk of animals who ingest aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). The toxin is regulated in the European Union under Commission Regulation No ...
A Summer of Cyanobacterial Blooms in Belgian Waterbodies: Microcystin Quantification and Molecular Characterizations
Health Organization (WHO) recommended guideline value for microcystins in recreational water (24 µg L−1) was surpassed in 18 samples. The microcystin concentrations ranged from 0.11 µg L−1 to 2798.81 µg ...
Air pollution in association with mental and self-rated health and the mediating effect of physical activity
activity in this association. Methods In 2008, 2013 and 2018 the Belgian Health Interview Survey (BHIS) enrolled 16,455 participants who completed following mental health dimensions: psychological distress, ...
Cost-effectiveness analysis of a school- and community-based intervention to promote a healthy lifestyle and prevent type 2 diabetes in vulnerable families across Europe: the Feel4Diabetes-study.
(net savings and more QALY s) in Greece and Spain. Results were cost-effective for the low-risk families, who only received the school- and community-based intervention component. Results for the ...
Levels of organochlorinated pesticide residues and other persistent organic pollutants in breast milk: the Belgian results from the 6th WHO-coordinated survey
halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP s) DIOXIN 2018 Belgium participated in the 6th WHO coordinated survey on POP s in breast milk POP s levels in Belgian breast milk samples still decrease ...
Dermal exposure of Belgian florists to insecticide residues
Pesticide residues Residue result results risk SAFETY Sample Samples Science situation STANDARD standards study time values WHO work Abstract: In order to assess the potential dermal exposure (PDE) and ...
A survey of pesticide residues in cut flowers from various countries.
Pesticides RANGE Residue risk Sample Samples survey toxicity Universities university use WHO Abstract: As in any intensive culture, flowers require the use of a wide range of pesticides to control diseases and ...