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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentMental health at risk: broad investment in mental health by new government required
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/mental-health-at-risk-broad-investment-in-mental-health-by-new-government-required… Monitor shows that mental health in the Netherlands is at risk and highlights the urgency of the situation. Around 85% … to improve individual well-being and detect mental health risks and problems at an early stage. If problems do arise, … Mental health at risk: broad investment in mental health by new government …
Publication date: 12-12-2025Travellers to Cape Verde: be alert to bacterial dysentery caused by shigellosis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/travellers-to-cape-verde-be-alert-to-bacterial-dysentery-caused-by-shigellosis… RIVM has warned travellers to Cape Verde about a shigellosis risk. The bacterial infection causes severe bloody diarrhoea … on the Cape Verdean islands. There are certain health risks as a result of the outbreak. Travellers can make an … to shigellosis. Good hygiene can help to minimise the risk: Wash your hands regularly. Flush the toilet with the …
Publication date: 12-10-2025Early detection and screening
https://www.rivm.nl/en/dna-and-public-health/early-detection-and-screening… identify early on whether someone has a condition or is at risk of developing one. This can be done in different ways. … a genetic predisposition to a disease that increases the risk of disease. For more information on this and RIVM’s … multiple locations on the DNA that are associated with the risk of developing a disease. This means that, in the …
Publication date: 12-16-2025Responsible innovation with nanomaterials and nanotechnology: past, present, future
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/responsible-innovation-with-nanomaterials-and-nanotechnology-past-present-future… into everyday life accelerates, understanding the risks and benefits of these materials becomes crucial, … and clean energy applications. Balancing benefits and risks is key Understanding how nanomaterials move, … to managing both benefits—like cleaner energy systems—and risks, such as nanoparticle pollution. The overarching …
Publication date: 12-18-2025Assistance RIVM Sint Maarten landfill
https://www.rivm.nl/en/sxm… As a result, RIVM was unable to assess the potential health risks of substances released in the event of an open fire at … Over the longer term, it is not clear exactly what health risks these fires could pose. RIVM’s Environmental Incident … people’s health in the long term. This measurement and risk assessment work will be carried out at the instruction of …
Publication date: 01-15-2019Questions and answers
https://www.rivm.nl/en/sxm/questions-answers… Therefore RIVM is not able to assess the potential health risks of substances released during an open fire. In order … not have all the information needed to carry out a proper risk assessment. If requested, we could assist the fire service … samples in order to be able to assess the potential health risks. The funds contributed by the Netherlands for the …
Publication date: 01-15-2019Flu vaccine during pregnancy
https://www.rivm.nl/en/flu-and-flu-vaccine/vaccine/pregnancy… Newborn babies have a higher risk of serious consequences from flu, such as hospital … If a pregnant woman gets the flu, she has a higher risk of serious illness than a woman who is not pregnant. … compared to women of the same age who are not pregnant. The risk of ICU admission or death from flu does not seem to …
Publication date: 12-19-2025RIVM reports
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/corporate-publications/rivm-reports… on clothing and footwear aimed at the Netherlands report Risk assessment of emerging substances in surface water sources … products on roses grown outside the European Union - A risk assessment (Dutch report, English synopsis) report Maximum … dioxide and ozone in the Netherlands. Evaluation of risks and impacts of air pollution and identification of …
Publication date: 01-15-2019COHESIVE
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/cohesive… Project deliverables Guidelines for setting up a One Health Risk Analysis System (OHRAS) in European countries. The … usable and helpful in outbreak situations and for risk assessments. CIS is an open source database . Capacity …
Publication date: 01-31-2019New approach methodologies to study intestinal fate of nanomaterials: current understanding and knowledge gaps
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/new-approach-methodologies-to-study-intestinal-fate-of-nanomaterials-current-understanding… knowledge gaps remain, especially in standardising and assessing how well these models mimic human biology and … human health. The intestinal uptake of NMs is critical for assessing their systemic effects. The intestine serves as a … strengthen the scientific and regulatory foundations for assessing the intestinal fate of ingested NMs. The document …
Publication date: 12-18-2025Machine learning to identify key factors in titanium dioxide nanoparticle genotoxicity; a work in progress
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/machine-learning-to-identify-key-factors-in-titanium-dioxide-nanoparticle-genotoxicity-work… handling outliers and validating the model warrants further assessment. The findings of this study are therefore not … presents an interesting approach that uses ML for hazard assessment. If developed further, these methods could be valuable for hazard and risk assessment. However, in its current set-up, the …
Publication date: 12-18-2025Current updates
https://www.rivm.nl/en/sxm/current-updates… a result, the RIVM is unable to assess the potential health risks of substances released in the event of an open fire at … on the results of these analyses, RIVM will then draw up a risk assessment, which is expected in May/June 2019. …
Publication date: 01-14-2019NANoREG D5 08 DR Decision tree for risk assessment of MNMs
https://www.rivm.nl/en/documenten/nanoreg-d5-08-dr-decision-tree-for-risk-assessment-of-mnms… NANoREG D5 08 DR Decision tree for risk assessment of MNMs … NANoREG D5 08 DR Decision tree for risk assessment of MNMs …
Publication date: 01-03-2019Summary International Expert Meeting on breast implant-associated lymphoma
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/summary-international-expert-meeting-on-breast-implant-associated-lymphoma… 2018, Dutch research was published that found an increased risk for ALCL in women with breast implants. ALCL is short …
Publication date: 01-31-2019Transforming waste into valuable resources: innovations in sustainable nanoparticle synthesis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/transforming-waste-into-valuable-resources-innovations-in-sustainable-nanoparticle-synthesis… Consequently, the existing issues surrounding their risk assessment remain, including knowledge gaps on long-term …
Publication date: 12-18-2025WP 3: Streamlining data acquisition, collection and data management
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/mission-and-strategy/international-affairs/international-projects/prosafe/prosafe-deliverables/streamlining-data… Lead Beneficiary D3.01 Landscape of databases useful to EHS assessment of nanomaterials - Gaps and overlaps review 2 …
Publication date: 01-07-2019WP 1: Scientific answers to regulatory issues
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/nanoreg/work-package/wp-1-scientific-answers-to-regulatory-issues… stakeholders on interim output from the project 2 D1.06 Assessment of value chain case studies 8 D1.07 Case …
Publication date: 01-03-2019Research, innovation and development
https://www.rivm.nl/en/dna-and-public-health/research-innovation-and-development… called genetic variants, that can increase or reduce the risk of developing a condition. RIVM has studied (in Dutch) … there are DNA tests that can properly predict the risk of developing them. Furthermore, the recommended lifestyle advice for someone with an increased risk of developing a condition is often the same as general …
Publication date: 12-16-2025ProSafe D3 01 DR Landscape of databases useful to EHS assessment of NMs
https://www.rivm.nl/en/documenten/prosafe-d3-01-dr-landscape-of-databases-useful-to-ehs-assessment-of-nms… ProSafe D3 01 DR Landscape of databases useful to EHS assessment of NMs … ProSafe D3 01 DR Landscape of databases useful to EHS assessment of NMs …
Publication date: 01-07-2019Improved air quality leads to decline in mortality
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/improved-air-quality-leads-to-decline-in-mortality… individual substances The comparison also revealed that the risk of death after being exposed to a similar quantity of … matter or ozone has not changed. For nitrogen dioxide, this risk seems to have gotten smaller. The reasons for this are … research is needed to examine which people are at a greater risk of dying after multiple days of elevated concentrations …
Publication date: 12-11-2025