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Intake of food supplements based on algae or cyanobacteria may pose a health risk due to elevated concentrations of arsenic species.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Karlien Cheyns; Heidi Demaegdt; Nadia Waegeneers; Ann Ruttens Source: Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess (2021) ...
Psychological distress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and suppression measures during the first wave in Belgium
psychological distress at the beginning of that period with a pre-pandemic health survey and assessed the psychological effects of exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in social activity and support. ...
In utero exposure to parabens and early childhood BMI z-scores – Associations between placental ethyl paraben, longitudinal BMI trajectories and cord blood metabolic biomarkers
used as antimicrobial preservatives in personal care products. Few studies have dealt with adverse health outcomes, transplacental transfer, and obesogenic effects of prenatal exposure to parabens. We ...
Exposure to green space and pollen allergy symptom severity: A case-crossover study in Belgium
and assessed their spatio-temporal exposure to green space, allergenic trees, air pollutants and birch pollen. Participants reported daily symptom severity scores. We extracted 404 case days with high ...
Association between local airborne tree pollen composition and surrounding land cover across different spatial scales in Northern Belgium
land, agricultural lands and wetlands) surrounding urban areas may increase exposure to allergenic pollen in the urban area, potentially affecting the health of a large proportion of the population. ...
Assessment of hazards and risks associated with dietary exposure to mineral oil for the Belgian population
indicating that there is no direct health concern related to MOSH exposure for the Belgian population. Nevertheless, more appropriate risk assessment approaches for MOSH based on adequate PoD are needed. For ...
Residing in urban areas with higher green space is associated with lower mortality risk: A census-based cohort study with ten years of follow-up
population-based Abstract: Background Epidemiological studies suggest that residing close to green space reduce mortality rates. We investigated the relationship between long-term exposure to residential green space ...
Update of the risk assessment of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDDs) in food
hexabromocyclododecanes human exposure occurrence Risk Assessment Toxicology Abstract: The European Commission asked EFSA to update its 2011 risk assessment on hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDD s) in food. HBCDD s, ...
Identifying nanodescriptors to predict the toxicity of nanomaterials: a case study on titanium dioxide
2 and 3) performed under different exposure conditions (presence and/or absence of serum). Firstly, we identified the nanodescriptor(s) closely associated to biological endpoints. Secondly, we determined ...
Development and application of a novel method to assess exposure levels of sensitizing and irritating substances leaching from menstrual hygiene products
can easily penetrate and become systemically available. This study aims to develop a new in chemico methodology that allows to identify and measure realistic consumer exposure levels of several skin ...