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EBoD-FL. Guidelines for mapping the environmental burden of disease in Flanders, 2024
risks. Environmental burden of disease (EBD) studies try to estimate the impact of environmental stressors in terms of mortality or morbidity on a population level. Although environmental risks have been ...
Overview of air quality measures aiming to reduce emissions from road traffic and mitigate health impact in Belgium
scientific literature on the effectiveness of traffic-related air quality measures in Belgium, assessing their impact on concentration levels and improved public health outcomes This study is part of the ...
EBoD-FL. Guidelines for mapping the environmental burden of disease in Flanders
Environmental burden of disease (EBD) studies try to estimate the impact of environmental stressors in terms of mortality or morbidity on a population level. Although environmental risks have been studied in ...
Evaluation of a TEM based Approach for Size Measurement of Particulate (Nano)materials
agglomeration state. The measurement of the median value of the minimal external particle diameter distribution was intra-laboratory validated. The validation study included an assessment of the limit of ...
Biological activity conferred by endocrine disrupting chemicals in hospital effluent and river water from the Brussels Region, Belgium
routinely monitored in targeted chemo-analytical methods and can detect them at low amounts (pg/L EEQ, Estrogen EQ uivalence). The bioassay used in this study is the CALUX (Chemically activated luciferase ...
Genotoxicity and Antigenotoxicity Studies of Traditional Medicinal Plants: How Informative and Accurate are the Results?
Mutagens Phytotherapy Plant Extracts Plants, Medicinal Abstract: Genotoxicity and antigenotoxicity studies of (traditional medicinal) plants are important from a risk assessment point of view and in the ...
Analysis of the short-term effect of pollen and spore exposure on allergy medication sales
in Belgium. Pollen is an important trigger but fungal spores might also influence the onset of symptoms. The purpose of this study was to assess the health impact of these aeroallergens based on their ...
Agronomic Practices for Improving Gentle Remediation of Trace Element-Contaminated Soils.
field trials demonstrating successful GRO remains well below the number of studies carried out at a greenhouse level. The move from greenhouse to field conditions requires incorporating agronomical ...
Systematic identification of hypothetical bacteriophage proteins targeting key protein complexes of pseudomonas aeruginosa
expressed genes of lytic bacteriophages, whose products are involved in the subversion of the host metabolism. In this study, we focused on the composition of important macromolecular complexes of Pseudomonas ...
In vitro model to study the endocrine disrupting activity of migration products from plastic food contact materials
about BPA because several studies have shown endocrine disruptor potency of BPA causing possible adverse health effects. In January 2011, the European Commission decided to ban the use of polycarbonate to ...