Overview of reports and knowledge briefs published since January 2025. Previous reports, knowledge briefs and articles in scientific journals are available in our RIVM Publications Repository.

March 2026

TitleType
EURL-Salmonella combined Proficiency Test- Interlaboratory Study for Primary Production Stage and Food 2024. Detection of Salmonella in fabric swabsreport
2025 Digital Healthcare Monitor State of affairs of digital healthcare in the Netherlandsreport 

February 2026

TitleType
Pandemic Preparedness & Behaviour - Results of 2024 survey-based monitorknowledge brief
The future of occupational health and safety. Four scenarios for 2040 (Dutch report, English synopsis)report 
Report on swine influenza (Dutch report, English synopsis)report
Preventive behaviour to avoid animal-transmitted diseases. Literature review for behavioural determinants and interventions in a leisure contextreport
Possibilities for reducing microplastics emissions from textiles. A dynamic probabilistic material flow analysis study on clothing and footwear aimed at the Netherlandsreport
Risk assessment of emerging substances in surface water sources of drinking water (2017-2020). Problem substances according to the WFD protocol (Dutch report, English synopsis)report
Gamma radiation dose measured at the site boundary of COVRA N.V. with the MONET network in 2024  (Dutch report, English synopsis)report
Indicators for the National Strategy UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Monitor (Dutch report, English synopsis)report 
Modelling Ultrafine particle dynamics using SALSAknowledge brief

January 2026

TitleType
QA/QC of outside agencies in the Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory. Update of the background information in the Netherlands National Systemreport
Care for the elderly monitor: developments in society. Self-sufficient if possible, at home if possible, digital if possible  (Dutch report, English synopsis)report 
Plant protection products on roses grown outside the European Union - A risk assessment (Dutch report, English synopsis)report
Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for biocides in meat and dairy products. Prioritisation of substances to be monitoredreport
The environmental impact of healthy nutrition policies (Dutch report, English synopsis)report
Analyse NO2-knelpunten in 2030 tbv maatregelpakkettenknowledge brief
Environmental emissions of cooling water biocides. Update of the Emission Scenario Document for open recirculating cooling systemsreport
Health risks associated with ultrafine (d≤0.2 µm) asbestos fibres - state of knowledgeknowledge brief
Risk-based cancer screening. A literature review of research on the beliefs and needs of citizens and professionalsreport

December

TitleType
Inventory and prioritization of PFAS sources other than food and drinking waterReport
What does working to an older age look like? The health and work ability of the working population aged 55 and overReport
Diagnostic reference levels and population dose - Literature study and practical examples (Dutch knowledge brief, English synopsis)Knowledge brief
Mental health monitor. 2025 national reportReport
Towards safe and sustainable battery innovation. A conceptual frameworkReport
Resistant fungal infections due to use of the same antifungals for humans and crops (Dutch report, English synopsis)Report
Acute effects of particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone in the Netherlands. Evaluation of risks and impacts of air pollution and identification of vulnerable groupsReport
The 30th EURL-Salmonella workshop 20 May 2025, OnlineReport
Impact of measurement methods and processes in soil on water quality analyses of soil moisture. Research in the Loess region (2014-2025)Report
State of Infectious Diseases in the Netherlands, 2024Report
Monitoring report MLK 2025. Current status of the air quality in the NetherlandsReport
A healthy layout of public space: rules of thumb for physical activity, green spaces and social encountersReport
Follow-up study into broadening considerations regarding measures to be taken after a radiation accidentReport
Exploring the possibilities for identifying cumulative health risks related to environmental pollution around Schiphol AirportReport
Health and living environment around Chemelot. An exploratory analysis of available dataReport

November

TitleType
Advisory note on preventing aircraft maintenance staff from being exposed to harmful substances during their maintenance workKnowledge brief
Monitoring drugs in Dutch wastewater. A pilot study (Dutch report, English synopsis)Report
Progress report on the fourth covenant for prevention of hearing loss due to amplified music 2025 (Dutch report, English synopsis)Report
EURL-Salmonella combined Proficiency Test food-feed 2025. Detection of Salmonella in flaxseedReport
NethMap One Health 2025Report
Inter-laboratory comparison of particulate matter filter weighing 2025Report
Noise monitor 2024 under the Environment Management Act. Measurement and validation of noise levels produced by motorways and railwaysReport
2025 Monitor on Mental Health and Substance Use among Students in Higher educationReport
Inter-laboratory comparison of particulate matter filter weighing 2025Report
Oral Health Monitor 2025. An update of the results and new indicatorsReport
The National Immunisation Programme in the Netherlands. Surveillance and developments in 2024-2025Report
Hepatitis B vaccination programme for risk groups: EXTRA programme information 2022-2024Report
Empirical modelling of UFPKnowledge brief
Toxoplasma infections through meat in the Netherlands. Risk assessment updateReport
Fall Prevention in Motion. Fall Prevention Monitor: State of affairs of the chain approach in 2024 and the first quarter of 2025Report

October

Title
Food safety when reusing residual streams in a circular food system
Cosmetics Fact Sheet. Default parameters for estimating consumer exposure - updated version 2025
WaterSNIP Ammonium Measuring Experiment. A practical comparison between nine sensors and four analyzers that measure ammonium high-frequent in surface water
Exploration of future developments in the transport of dangerous goods
Evaluation of the proficiency test “Pilot Light Institutes” in 2024
Counterchecks on measurements of radioactivity in waste water and ventilation air at the nuclear power plant in Borssele. Period 2024
Contra-expertise on the determination of radioactivity in waste water and ventilation air of COVRA NV. Period 2024
Calculating the environmental impact of the Dutch healthcare sector. Method report
Environmental risk limits for benzotriazoles. Proposal for quality standards for surface water
Update of the AERIUS Calculator 2025 (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Evaluation of potential adverse health effects from bread salt 2.0 Higher intake of potassium, magnesium and chloride (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Monitoring report 'Nitrogen deposition in Natura 2000 areas' 2025 (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Feasibility study: temporary expansion of the National Programme for Breast Cancer Screening to include an MRI scan for women with extremely dense breast tissue

September

Title
Participation and dropout in the combined lifestyle intervention (CLI). Who and why? (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Results of the SocioVax monitor 2024: insights from social science on willingness to vaccinate in the context of the National Immunisation Programme
Evaluation of Lekker naar buiten! Promotional scheme of the Jong Leren Eten programme, round 6, school year 2023-2024 (Dutch report, English synopsis)
2025 Reference framework for the distribution and availability of ambulance care
Annual Report of the 'Food Safety Signalling Consultation' 2024
Radiation exposure from radioactive waste subject to registration
Sick leave prevention in focus. Mapping knowledge on sick leave prevention (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Counterchecks on measurements of radioactivity in waste water and ventilation air at Urenco Nederland B.V. Period 2023-2024 (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Differences in calculations of concentration and deposition of ammonia and nitrogen oxides at local scale. A comparison of eight atmospheric transport models
Uncertainty in calculated nitrogen deposition from individual sources
Overview of reports, measurement methods and effects of lowfrequency sound (LFS) in the Netherlands (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Foodborne and other enteral infections in the Netherlands. 2024 Annual Report (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Study of Perception of the Home Environment (OBW). Annoyance and sleep disturbance in 2024 (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists
Signalling list of substances with possible ZZS properties. Exploring refinement of the method for the Dutch list of potential ZZS by improved use of European frameworks (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Background Report on the knowledge memo 'Exploratory Study of Chemours and the river Western Scheldt; Advice for research into PFAS in these regions' (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Measurement results for deployment of UHP extinguishing systems in EV fires. Examination of smoke, deposition and firefighting water (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Evaluation of tuberculosis screening for immigrants and asylum seekers 2019-2023 (Dutch report, English synopsis)

August

Title
Microplastics in the air
Sustainability Reporting in Healthcare: The Impact of the CSRD on the Dutch Healthcare Sector
Title
Update for calculating risks of activities involving hazardous substances on shunting yards [Dutch report, English synopsis]
Multiple trauma standard in ambulance care: impact analysis [Dutch report, English synopsis]
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. Background information for the Dutch Health Council
PFAS in the blood of the Dutch population
Choosing a healthy future. Public Health Foresight Study 2024
Pilot Methodology Development for Trend Extrapolation. Part of the Foresight Study into Occupational Health and Safety
Monitor Solid Start 2024 [Dutch report, English synopsis]
GALA monitor 2025. From ambition to action [Dutch report, English synopsis]
Methodology for health-based guidance value (HBGV) derivation for PFAS (individually and in mixtures)
Mixture risk assessment approaches to evaluate oral exposure to PFAS
Protocol for Systematic Evidence Collection and Evaluation supporting health-based guidance value derivation for PFAS
Practical implementation of the Social Support Act. Differences in organisation and spending of municipalities [Dutch report, English synopsis]
Feasibility study into the addition of severe organic cation transporter 2 (OCTN2) deficiency to the newborn blood spot screening (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Verkenning proxies voor nitraat
Towards ecological risk assessment of microplastics for regulatory purposes
Title
Annual report 2024 National Advisory Group Cabin Air [Dutch report, English synopsis]
Advisory values for maximum emission of nicotine and 6-methylnicotine from nicotine products without tobacco for inhalation
Assessment Factors for Genotoxic Carcinogens
Psychosocial workload and occupational safety. Exploratory study of the Dutch and international academic literature
PFAS measurements at wastewater treatment plants. A comparison between domestic and industrial wastewater [Dutch report, English synopsis]
Fires caused by heat radiation - a method of determining fire focus areas
Monitor Sustainability and Health. Baseline measurement
Large-scale concentration maps for the Netherlands. 2025 report [Dutch report, English synopsis]
Simulation of dispersion in a street canyon using the DALES model
Behavioural effects of the 2024 tobacco excise duty increase. Intended versus actual behavioural change
Exposure to ionising radiation due to regulated sources and fallout in the Netherlands
Vaccination coverage National Immunisation Programme in the Netherlands. Reporting year 2025 [Dutch report, English synopsis]
Design and organisation of regional cross-sector partnerships for transforming from healthcare systems towards health and wellbeing systems. Reflexive monitor Regional collaboration
Safeti-NL version 9.2 - new version of modelling software for environmental safety
Assessment framework for use of purified urban wastewater in agriculture. Phase 2: drinking water, the groundwater ecosystem, people who work with irrigation water, local residents and passers-by [Dutch report, English synopsis]
Sexually transmitted infections in the Netherlands in 2024
IZA monitor. Towards more regional cooperation; first measurement
IZA monitor. Towards More Hybrid Care; first measurement
Agricultural practices and water quality at farms registered for derogation in 2023
Title
Images among the public of a safe and healthy energy transition. Subreport on hydrogen and ammonia (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Images among the public of a safe and healthy energy transition.  Subreport on geothermal energy (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Policy summary of public consultation regarding EFSA draft opinion on TDI for bisphenol A (knowledge brief)
Modelling NO2 concentrations in urban areas with uEMEP: evaluation with measurements and NSL monitoring results around the city of Utrecht for the year 2019
Vitamin B6: maximum amounts that may be added to food products and dietary supplements. Mathematical substantiation using scenarios (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Meningococcal disease serogroup B. Updated information for the Dutch Health Council
Overview of the available data on the mutagenicity and carcinogenicity of hexachloroethane
An overview of the available data on the mutagenicity and carcinogenicity of toluene
Preventive behaviour to avoid animal transmitted diseases. Literature review for behavioural determinants and interventions in a leisure context [Dutch report, English synopsis]
Contra expertise on the determination of radioactivity in waste water and ventilation air of NRG. Period 2023-2024 [Dutch report, English synopsis]
Literature screening of the effects of zinc oxide in sunscreen products
Title
Exploration of considerations regarding measures to be taken after a radiological accident (Dutch report, English synopsis)
From accident to observation. Safer working at heights (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Calculation method for third-party risks of lithium-based energy carriers (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Methodology for the calculation of emissions from agriculture.Calculations for methane, ammonia, nitrous oxide, nitrogen oxides, non-methane volatile organic compounds, fine particles and carbon dioxide emissions using the National Emission Model for Agriculture (NEMA)
Methodology for the calculation of emissions from product usage by consumers, construction and services
Methodology for the calculation of emissions to air from the sectors Energy, Industry and Waste
Informative Inventory Report 2025. Emissions of transboundary air pollutants in the Netherlands 1990-2023
Methodology for the calculation of emissions from the transport sector
Greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands 1990-2023. National Inventory Document 2025
Calculating the Environmental Impact of Dutch Healthcare. Method report (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Gathering dose information about radiodiagnostics and radiological interventions: pilot study 2021-2023 (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Impact of drought on water quality in agricultural areas. Effect of dry spells on water quality of leaching water in agricultural areas examined in more detail (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Deposition measurements in the IJmond region, autumn 2024. Sampling and analysis of PAHs and metals in dust deposited in the IJmond region (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Risk assessment of PFAS through consumption of home-produced eggs in the Netherlands
Monitor Unintended Pregnancy: Overview 2024 (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Access to (free) contraceptives for people in vulnerable situations (Dutch report, English synopsis)
The leaching of nitrogen surplus to ground and surface water on agricultural farms Update of leaching fractions 1991-2020  (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Environmental monitoring in the vicinity of the Borssele nuclear power plant. Results in 2023
Contra-expertise on the determination of radioactivity in waste water and ventilation air of COVRA N.V. Period 2023  (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Counterchecks on measurements of radioactivity in waste water and ventilation air at the nuclear power station in Borssele Period 2023 (Dutch report, English synopsis)

 

Title
EURL-Salmonella Proficiency Test Typing 2023
Pyrolysis of plastic waste. Dutch substances of Very High Concern in pyrolysis oil for the plastics chain (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Exploration of variants for the Minerals Policy Monitoring Programme after 2025. Possible setup of the monitoring network after expiration of derogation (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Final report 'Ammonia from the sea' (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Advice on regional measuring and modelling of nitrogen (emission, concentration and deposition) in the air (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Agricultural practices and water quality in the Netherlands: status (2020–2023) and trends (1992–2023). Results of the monitoring of the effects of the EU Nitrates Directive action programmes, 2024
Radon in specific types of workplaces. Study of marl quarry caves and drinking water companies (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Alternative allocation of health care expenditure of district nursing. Report on the cost-of-disease study (Dutch report, English synopsis)
The drinking water supply of the future. Developments in water sources, purification technology and climate risks from 2030 to 2050 (Dutch report, English synopsis)
New estimate of number of children with leukaemia near overhead high-voltage power lines (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Workers in vulnerable situations and the future: highlighting platform work (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Future-proof care and support for people with disabilities. Action plan for monitoring and evaluation  (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Safe & Sustainable by Design and European policy for a sustainable economy. Discussion paper for interdepartmental policy consultation (Dutch report, English synopsis)

 

Title
Livestock farming and the health of local residents. Update epidemiological studies 2014-2019. Research into pneumonia around goat farms 2018-2024 (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Input and impact of Socially Responsible Contracting and Procurement by the Dutch government in 2021-2022 (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Validation of ISO 6579-4 for identification of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium (1,4,[5],12:i:-) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Risk assessment of the use of titanium dioxide as a marker in feed
Data, dialogue and infrastructure: the benefits of eight years of Samen Meten (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Possible long term effects of electromagnetic fields on workers’ health - 2024 update (Dutch report, English synopsis)
COVID-19-vaccination. Evidence update for the Health Council of the Netherlands
Shortage measures and their effect on medicines' availability (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Evaluation Action Plan Nederland Beweegt. Progress Report 2024 (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Study of Perception of the Home Environment (OBW) Annoyance and sleep disturbance in 2023 (Dutch report, English synopsis)
Study of Perception of the Home Environment (OBW). Four-year report (2019-2022) (Dutch report, English synopsis)

 

January 2025