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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentRisk groups and COVID-19
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/risk-groups… health conditions, or have impaired immunity have a higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Some adults and children in medical high-risk groups have an underlying health condition or medication that causes a higher risk of severe illness due to COVID-19, even if they are …
Publication date: 05-06-2020Laws and regulations
https://www.rivm.nl/en/nanotechnology/laws-and-regulations… Due to the unique properties of advanced (nano)materials, risk assessment methods sometimes need to be adapted. This also … to the laws and regulations that set requirements for such assessments. RIVM assists the European Commission and Dutch … in the research and innovation that they support. Risk assessment of advanced (nano)materials The risk …
Publication date: 07-19-2012Working with the DustEx web application
https://www.rivm.nl/en/consumer-exposure-to-chemical-substances/exposure-models/dustex/working-with-the-dustex-web-application2… parameters is scarce. To assist in performing exposure assessments with the DustEx model a compilation of available … do not depend on the substance and product for which the assessment is conducted) defaults are suggested in the web … fields. In this way an uncertainty analysis of the exposure assessment can be performed. A brief discussion on how …
Publication date: 05-14-2020What does RIVM do?
https://www.rivm.nl/en/nanotechnology/what-does-rivm-do… advanced (nano)materials. We investigate whether the health risks posed to humans and the environment can be assessed … KIR-nano, the Knowledge and information centre on Risks of nanotechnology, is operational since 2007. It … ”, several times a year. Research projects focused on risk assessment The aim of RIVM’s research and activities is to …
Publication date: 07-19-2012References
https://www.rivm.nl/en/consumer-exposure-to-chemical-substances/exposure-models/DustEx/References… Veen MP. 2002. Children’s toys fact sheet. To assess the risks for the consumer. RIVM report 612810012/2002. Delmaar … from solid matrices. A method for consumer exposure assessment. RIVM Report 320104011. Ionas AC, Ulevicus J, …
Publication date: 05-14-2020Staying 1.5 metres apart is growing more difficult
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/staying-15-metres-apart-is-growing-more-difficult… more difficult for people to manage. People with a higher risk of serious illness from a coronavirus infection are … is striking that people who believe that they have a higher risk of becoming infected are more likely to adhere to the … of 1.5 meters themselves, and therefore think that the risk of infection is higher. RIVM hopes to provide more …
Publication date: 05-26-2020Implications for humans and the environment
https://www.rivm.nl/en/nanotechnology/implications-for-humans-and-the-environment… At the same time, it is difficult to predict the potential risks. For example, some particles are poorly soluble and … is often still uncertain, but there is evidence of their risk in certain situations. For example, inhalation of these …
Publication date: 07-19-2012Public perception of the coronavirus crisis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/research/public-perception-of-the-coronavirus-crisis… the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, and about how they perceive the risk that the virus poses to their own health and that of … about figures on morbidity (illness), mortality (death) and risk of illness due to the coronavirus. Many participants …
Publication date: 05-13-2020Q&A on the proposal for a ban on the use of PFAS (restriction)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/restriction-proposal/qa-on-the-proposal-for-a-ban-on-the-use-of-PFAS… The countries are proposing this restriction to limit the risks that these substances pose to people and the … Netherlands wants to restrict the use of PFAS to limit the risks that these substances pose to people and the … Subsequently, two European scientific committees (RAC Risk Assessment Committee and SEAC Socio-Economic Assessment …
Publication date: 05-11-2020Application in products
https://www.rivm.nl/en/nanotechnology/application-in-products… advanced (nano)materials. These nanoparticles can pose risks to human health. The European Food Safety Authority … in a product. Scientists are still debating the potential risks associated with inhaling titanium dioxide …
Publication date: 07-19-2012The 1.5-metre society is difficult to maintain
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/15-metre-society-is-difficult-to-maintain… rule is sometimes difficult to achieve in actual practice. Risk of catching or passing on the coronavirus 28% believe … rule until the end of June, according to their own best assessment. 60% still support this policy through the end of …
Publication date: 05-14-2020Working safely with advanced (nano)materials
https://www.rivm.nl/en/nanotechnology/working-safely-with-advanced-nanomaterials… particles poses the most significant and common health risk in the workplace. Additionally, exposure can occur … actions. Given the uncertainties surrounding the health risks associated with advanced (nano)materials, the … en preventie (Nanomaterials in Health Care: occupational risks and prevention) Nanomaterialen in onderhoudswerk: …
Publication date: 07-19-2012Research on behavioural rules and well-being: round 3
https://www.rivm.nl/en/behavioural-science-and-covid-19/results-of-study-behavioural-measures-and-well-being/round-3… coronavirus. People who estimate that they have a higher risk of contracting the virus, and believe that testing …
Publication date: 05-14-2020Current information about PFAS
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/current-information… both the use and production of PFAS in order to reduce the risks these substances pose to humans and the environment. …
Publication date: 05-11-2020Coronavirus monitoring in wastewater
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/research/wastewater… is asymptomatic or presymptomatic. Are there additional risks to people working with sewage? People who work with …
Publication date: 05-18-2020