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Development of novel analytical methods to trace small micro- and nanoplastics in food matrices
strength, or barrier activity against oxygen and carbon dioxide, and the cost-effectiveness. However, apart from macroplastics, we are facing with the serious problem of microplastics (MP s) and nanoplastics ...
Development, Validation and Application of a Targeted LC-MS Method for Quantification of Microcystins and Nodularin: Towards a Better Characterization of Drinking Water
pollutants are some of the causes of the problem. Moreover, due to the increasing human population, water demand is also increasing, while water reserves in aquifers, groundwater and fossil water are ...
Urban environment and mental health: the NAMED project, protocol for a mixed-method study
Tim; An Van Nieuwenhuyse; Roy Remmen; Nelly Saenen; Isabelle Thomas; Keune, Hans Source: BMJ Open, Volume 10, Issue 2 (2020) Abstract: Introduction Mental health issues appear as a growing problem in ...
Association between urban environment and mental health in Brussels, Belgium
Abstract: Background: Mental health disorders appear as a growing problem in urban areas. While common mental health disorders are generally linked to demographic and socioeconomic factors, little is known ...
Migration of mineral oil from cardboard packaging for food: Identification of the hazards and assessment of the exposure of the Belgian population
oil food contamination problem in Belgium, an extensive market survey was conducted including a wide variety of matrices. As saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) and aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) have ...
Transparency and Replication in Cross-national Survey Research: Identification of Problems and Possible Solutions
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Elena Damian; Bart Meuleman; Wim van Oorschot Source: Sociological Methods & Research (2019) Health Topics: Health and environment Santé et environnement Gezondheid en milieu Manuscript vers ...
Heat and health in Antwerp under climate change: Projected impacts and implications for prevention.
mortality Heatwaves Abstract: BACKGROUND: Excessive summer heat is a serious environmental health problem in several European cities. Heat-related mortality and morbidity is likely to increase under climate ...
Taxonomic annotation of public fungal ITS sequences from the built environment- A report from an April 10-11, 2017 workshop (Aberdeen, UK)
persistent residents – may hold clues to the rising levels of human allergies and other medical and building-related health problems observed globally. The taxonomic identity of these fungi is crucial in such ...
BruxAir. Short-term health effects of air pollution in the Brussels Capital Region 2004-2011: an epidemiological time series approach.
ensembles and compartment methods are promising methods to deal with these classes of problems, (3) significant relative risks are found, in particular for NO2 (a known proxy for traffic-related pollution) ...
Oxidative stress pathways involved in cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles on cells constitutive of alveolo-capillary barrier in vitro.
to which nanoparticles contribute to cellular toxicity is known to associate induction of oxidative stress. To investigate this problem further, the effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticles was ...