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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentNational Heatwave Plan evaluation: substantial attenuation in risk of dying from heat since 2010
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/national-heatwave-plan-evaluation-substantial-attenuation-in-risk-of-dying-from-heat-since… The risk of dying on hot days has substantially attenuated since … Heatwave Plan has helped people become more aware of the risks associated with heat. According to the researchers, … this is a possible explanation for the decrease. The risk of dying on hot days, however, remains higher than …
Publication date: 06-02-2025A new Adverse Outcome Pathway to assess if nanomaterials may compromise gut barrier integrity
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/new-adverse-outcome-pathway-to-assess-if-nanomaterials-may-compromise-gut-barrier-integrity… the AOP and associated testing methods are relevant for the risk assessment of NMs. An AOP for a compromised gut barrier … methods has the potential to be highly relevant for the risk assessment of NMs. …
Publication date: 06-12-2025Out of REACH? Regulatory challenges for multicomponent nanomaterials
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/out-of-reach-regulatory-challenges-for-multicomponent-nanomaterials… uncertainties remain regarding their categorisation and assessment. More precise definitions and guidelines are … their solubility and dissolution, it is unclear whether the assessment should focus on a single or multiple components. …
Publication date: 06-12-2025ConsExpo
https://www.rivm.nl/en/consexpo… consumer products. ConsExpo can be used for the safety assessment of industrial chemicals (REACH) and biocides. … to a more harmonized and standardized consumer exposure assessment. This resulted in the first ConsExpo tool … to ConsExpo Web. By means of the fact sheets, the exposure assessment may be carried out in a transparent and …
Publication date: 12-08-2011The 'SPARK' project studying pesticides and Parkinson’s
https://www.rivm.nl/en/bestrijdingsmiddelen/spark… about the SPARK project (Strategies for regulatory assessment of Parkinson’s disease). … the current OECD guideline studies for regulatory safety assessment to predict whether a chemical substance could …
Publication date: 06-11-2025Probit functions
https://www.rivm.nl/en/probit-functions… Probit functions are used to calculate environmental safety risks. … is summarized in the substance document. Third party risks: effects of dangerous substances A quantitative risk assessment (QRA) is a tool for the provision of insight into …
Publication date: 12-18-2011Safe use of purified wastewater in agriculture and horticulture
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/safe-use-of-purified-wastewater-in-agriculture-and-horticulture… clean and safe. That is why RIVM has developed an assessment framework to test whether the use of purified … ecosystem. Air and drinking water There is a small risk of people becoming ill when they come into contact with … water is produced from groundwater. This is because of the risk that pathogens may end up in the drinking water through …
Publication date: 06-25-2025Current fact sheets
https://www.rivm.nl/en/consexpo/fact-sheets… important for the consistent and harmonized estimation and assessment of the exposure to substances from consumer …
Publication date: 12-21-2011Occupational Safety
https://www.rivm.nl/en/occupational-safety… beneficial for our health. However, work can also lead to risks. We can be exposed to dangerous substances or … website is about occupational safety and controlling the risk of having an accident at work. These risks may have to do with what people do (for example, …
Publication date: 12-18-2011Tobacco
https://www.rivm.nl/en/tobacco… and emissions, user behaviour and sensory perception, risk communication, risk assessment, policy advice. …
Publication date: 12-19-2011ConsExpo Web
https://www.rivm.nl/en/consexpo/consexpoweb… and the physicochemical properties of the substance under assessment are needed. This report describes in detail how … Web tool is to be used to conduct consumer exposure assessments. It describes how to add multiple scenarios to an assessment, how to select models and how to specify model …
Publication date: 12-21-2011K. (Kylie) Ainslie, PhD
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/knowledge-and-expertise/experts-and-expertise/k-kylie-ainslie-phd… Imperial COVID-19 Response Team and part of the Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT) study …
Publication date: 06-04-2025Storybuilder
https://www.rivm.nl/en/storybuilder… Storybuilder is designed as an interim step towards a risk model for occupational accidents, ORCA. Based on the …
Publication date: 12-19-2011Dutch National Food Consumption Survey
https://www.rivm.nl/en/dutch-national-food-consumption-survey… sufficient intake of both vitamin D and calcium reduces the risk of bone fractures. …
Publication date: 12-19-2011Oropouche fever
https://www.rivm.nl/en/topics/oropouche-fever… virus during pregnancy could potentially increase the risk of a miscarriage or stillbirth, or birth defects in the …
Publication date: 06-02-2025UK workshops foster collaboration for safe and sustainable innovation in advanced materials
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/uk-workshops-foster-collaboration-for-safe-and-sustainable-innovation-in-advanced-materials… the need for a “ governance structure to manage the risk and sustainability of advanced materials ”, and …
Publication date: 06-12-2025