health risk Articles
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Nanomaterials and Protecting Health Risk
The tremendous growth prospects for the development and use of ultra strong, lightweight nanomaterials is both commercially promising and challenging from a regulatory perspective. Federal health agencies, such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), are charged with protecting the safety of the American public and ...
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Pulling Back the Sheets on the Bed Bug Controversy
No one wants the bed bugs to bite, but when they do, what are the implications? Is it a health risk or a health concern? The prevalence of bed bug infestations has risen steadily over the past 10 years, and questions about the dangers they pose to humans continue to be debated. Recent scientific and media attention given to bed bugs’ resurgence has shined a light on the nocturnal parasite. ...
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Radon Health Risks
Radon is the #1 environmental hazard in the U.S. and the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer deaths in the country. An estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths annually are due to radon ...
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The Bacteriological Analysis and Health Risks in the Urban Estuary of St. George’s Bay, Grenada, West Indies
The dilution rates of indicators Enterococcus faecalis and E. coli were studied from the St. John’s River estuary in Grenada, West Indies. Health risk zones were established based on the levels of bacteriological pollution. In accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) health risk guidelines, risks were in the range of <1% gastrointestinal (GI); <0.3% acute febrile ...
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Factor analytic investigation of Canadians' population health risk perceptions: the role of locus of control over health risks
To better understand how health risks are conceptualised by the Canadian public, exploratory and confirmatory factor analytic techniques were applied to data from a recent national telephone survey on health risk perception (N = 1503). Hazards assessed comprised an array of 30 items selected a priori by a panel of experts to represent the following five determinants of population health: the ...
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Are the factories of cellulose really a hazard to the Uruguay river (Argentine Republic) ecosystem?
This paper considers the probable consequences due to the installation of a cellulose pulp mill, related to the health risk of the human population and the nearby environment. The authors tried to be objective from the scientific point of view, revising recent world literature on the chemical and physical properties of the gaseous and liquid effluents. Relevant evidences were considered in view ...
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Managing uncertainty in health risk assessment
The process of risk (safety) assessment used to determine negligible-risk levels of human exposure to toxicants is subject to a number of sources of uncertainty. In addition to the common uncertainties related to high-to-low-dose extrapolation, interspecies extrapolation and intraspecies extrapolation, there can be uncertainty associated with extrapolation to alternative routes and durations of ...
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Scavenging of PM2.5 by precipitation and the effects of precipitation pattern changes on health risks related to PM2.5 in Tokyo, Japan
Fine particulate matter (aerodynamic diameter <2.5 μm; PM2.5) poses risks to human health. While precipitation is the main process for decreasing ambient pollutant concentrations, scavenging of PM2.5 by precipitation remains to be investigated. Here we formulated the processes of PM2.5 scavenging by precipitation from observed PM2.5 concentrations ([PM2.5]) and precipitation intensities. ...
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A process to reconcile priorities among agencies responsible for environmental health risks
Government agencies responsible for environmental protection need a process that establishes priorities among competing issues. Examples are described, drawing particularly on the experience of the US Environmental Protection Agency. Prioritisation systems should have certain characteristics responsiveness to the various agencies' mandates, flexibility, discriminatory power, transparency and ...
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Managing health risks in the offshore workplace: Impact on health climate, safety climate and risk identification
The study, conducted in the offshore oil industry (N=1374), sought to examine how the management of health risks in the workplace is assessed and evaluated by the workforce and how these practices influence health climate, safety climate and risk-taking behaviours. Results suggest that employees at worksites engaging in positive health risk management practices were more satisfied that management ...
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James Aidala Quoted In Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report Article “Mixed Review of Glyphosate Links to Cancer Frustrates Some”
On March 20, 2017, James Aidala, Senior Government Affairs Consultant with Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), was quoted by the Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report on the recently released report on the health risks posed by glyphosate. “My overall reaction to the report was that it was really uninformative,” Jim Aidala, a consultant with Bergeson & Campbell PC who ...
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School and Colleges - Case Study
For students to learn well, a peaceful and healthy environment is a must. Unfortunately, due to increasing pollution and traffic, schools and colleges have had to adjust their infrastructure to help students study well. To protect the students from this health risk, Prkruti can help by providing real time monitoring of data which can be used to adjust classes according to the optimum time when ...
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A GIS-based approach for the long-term prediction of human health risks at contaminated sites
A Health Index/Risk Evaluation Tool (HIRET) has been developed for the integration of risk assessment and spatial planning using GIS capabilities. The method is meant to assist decision makers and site owners in the evaluation of potential human health risk with respect to land use. Human health risk defined as the potential adverse effects on human life or health is generally accepted as the ...
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FSANZ Publishes Reports on the Use of Nanotechnology in Food Additives and Packaging
In June 2016, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) announced the availability of two reports on the potential use of nanotechnologies in existing food additives and food packaging. FSANZ retained an expert toxicologist to review publicly available scientific literature on whether there is reasonable evidence of health risks associated with oral ingestion of titanium dioxide, silicon ...
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Hormesis: considerations and implications for human health risk assessment
The concept of hormesis as a phenomenon is presented, in the context of its evolving definitions. Predominant types of hormetic effect and potential examples thereof are discussed, focusing on chemicals. The potential for hormesis to affect regulatory approaches and several basic processes used in formulating risk assessment parameters, such as study design, interpretation of dose-response ...
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Public health risk assessment tool: strategy to improve public policy framework for onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS)
Public health risk assessment of onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS) in the city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria and its environs was carried out between the period of August 2012 and April 2013. The objective of the study was to show how the public health risk assessment tool can be used to improve public policies on OWTS. The study involved desk study reviews of the related literature on ...
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Reduction of microbial risk associated with greywater by disinfection processes for irrigation
Greywater is one of the most important alternative sources for irrigation in arid and semi-arid countries. However, the health risk associated with the microbial contents of these waters limits their utilization. Many techniques have been developed and used to generate a high microbiological quality of greywater. The main problem in the treatment of greywater lies in the nature of pathogenic ...
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Outline of a public health risk assessment method
An index for the integral characterisation of risk is necessary for improving risk management, comparing the effects of various practices on the environment and keeping risk as low as reasonably achievable while allowing economic development. Based on the previous concepts of public health risk assessment and radiation protection assessment and from the viewpoint of risk management, this paper ...
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Packaged Chemicals Pose Asbestos-type Health Risk
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