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Does air pollution trigger suicide? A case-crossover analysis of suicide deaths over the life span.
air pollution and 10 years of suicide mortality in Belgium. In a bidirectional time-stratified case-crossover design, 20,533 suicide deaths registered between January 1st 2002 and December 31st 2011 ...
Biomarkers in patients admitted to the emergency department after exposure to acrylonitrile in a major railway incident involving bulk chemical material.
time and duration of exposure and the smoking-status. A second limitation is that blood samples for biomarkers were not taken systematically in all patients, which may have induced bias. A third ...
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 ...
The Vitotox and ToxTracker assays: a two-test combination for quick and reliable assessment of genotoxic hazards
specificity. Furthermore, they are time-consuming, laborious and require large quantities of the individual chemicals. New assays overcoming these drawbacks are under development, the majority of them being ...
BruxAir. Short-term health effects of air pollution in the Brussels Capital Region 2004-2011: an epidemiological time series approach.
effects health health effects region series time Time series Abstract: Air pollution levels have decreased significantly over the previous decades, yet increasing evidence reveals that air pollution remains ...
Direct cost saving potential in medication costs due to a reduction in outdoor air pollution for the Brussels Capital Region.
reimbursed medications typically prescribed for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, were obtained through the mandatory Belgian health insurance system. A time series analyses approach was used ...
Field trials with GM trees: a step-by-step approach
PROCESSES Research risk Risk Assessment SAFETY SBB scale stepwise The Netherlands time Transgenic transgenic tree trees Abstract: Field trials are an important step in the experimental research with and ...
Scientific opinion on the Acute health risks related to the presence of cyanogenic glycosides in raw apricot kernels and products derived from raw apricot kernels
general general population General-population health Human Humans intake IS Less LEVEL ON Patient POPULATION PRODUCTS risk time toxicity uncertainty Weight Abstract: Amygdalin is the major cyanogenic ...
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
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Sensitivity and Specificity Abstract: Exophiala jeanselmei is an opportunistic pathogenic black yeast growing in humid environments such as water reservoirs of ...
Biological activity conferred by endocrine disrupting chemicals in hospital effluent and river water from the Brussels Region, Belgium
hospital effluents (a potential major source for EDC s due to high consumption of pharmaceuticals and personal care products) for the first time. Bioassays allow scientists to use in vitro receptor models to ...