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Heat and health in Antwerp under climate change: Projected impacts and implications for prevention.
change scenarios without adequate prevention based on locally relevant evidence. METHODS: We modelled the urban climate of Antwerp for the summer season during the period 1986-2015, and projected summer ...
Isolation and characterization of the compounds responsible for the antimutagenic activity of Combretum microphyllum (Combretaceae) leaf extracts
activity of Combretum microphyllum. METHODS: The methanol leaf extract of C. microphyllum was evaluated for antimutagenicity in the Ames/microsome assay using Salmonella typhimurium TA98. TA100 and TA102. ...
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) ...
Scientific Statement on Presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in food, with particular focus on seafood
p.4501- (30 pp) (2016) Keywords: AS assessment contaminant contaminants data effect effects exposure food Food Chain Human Institute IS method methods microplastic,nanoplastic,food,seafood,occurrence ...
A molecular approach for the rapid, selective and sensitive detection of Exophiala jeanselmei in environmental samples: development and performance assessment of a real-time PCR assay
microscopic identification which are complex, sometimes ambiguous and time-demanding, i.e., up to 21 days. Therefore, molecular, culture-independent methods could be more advantageous for the monitoring of E. ...
Human biomonitoring of heavy metals in the vicinity of non-ferrous metal plants in Ath, Belgium.
The purpose of the current cross-sectional study was to estimate exposure of the population to heavy metals in the vicinity of the plants, in comparison with population living further away. METHODS: We ...
Agronomic Practices for Improving Gentle Remediation of Trace Element-Contaminated Soils.
performance, including plant selection, soil management practices, crop rotation, short rotation coppice, intercropping/row cropping, planting methods and plant densities, harvest and fertilization management, ...
Size measurement uncertainties of near-monodisperse, near-spherical nanoparticles using transmission electron microscopy and particle-tracking analysis
(2014) Keywords: Transmission electron microscopy Particle-tracking analysis Colloidal gold Polystyrene beads Method validation Measurement uncertainty Nanometrology Health Topics: Health and environment ...
Measurement uncertainties of size, shape, and surface measurements using transmission electron microscopy of near-monodisperse, near-spherical nanoparticles
Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Volume 16492008221027594757410103241512943, Issue 133624524212031 (2014) Keywords: Transmission electron microscopy Method validation Reference material Silica ...
Molecular detection and genotyping of noroviruses
journal Laboratories LEVEL levels low level matrix method methods microbiology Molecular molecular detection ON polymerase chain reaction preservation problems public public health Public-health ...