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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentObstacles concerning the reuse of building materials and soil necessitate review of standards and rules
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/obstacles-concerning-reuse-of-building-materials-and-soil-necessitate-review-of-standards… outcome of two RIVM investigations into the obstacles and risks concerning the reuse of soil, dredged material and … inclusion of biological soil quality as a criterion in the assessment framework. Lastly, there is a need to map out … soil, dredged material and building materials could pose a risk to the environment, like for example PFAS. This can be …
Publication date: 09-05-2024Environmental radioactivity in the Netherlands : Results in 2017
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/environmental-radioactivity-in-netherlands-results-in-2017… level was about 10 per cent higher than the limit. A risk assessment based on a single consumption of this wild boar …
Publication date: 11-06-2019Gastric balloons
https://www.rivm.nl/en/medical-devices/gastric-balloons… causes the patient to eat less and lose weight. There are risks associated with the use of gastric balloons. RIVM has studied whether scientific research identified risks that are not currently stated on the instructions for … There are risks associated with the use of gastric balloons. The …
Publication date: 09-19-2024Exploratory RIVM calculations of nitrogen measures
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/exploratory-rivm-calculations-of-nitrogen-measures… deposition issue. RIVM and PBL (Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency) have recently carried out calculations to …
Publication date: 11-19-2019Quality requirements for the safe use of purified wastewater in agriculture and horticulture
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/quality-requirements-for-safe-use-of-purified-wastewater-in-agriculture-and-horticulture… permissible level for a chemical. Pathogens for humans A risk assessment has been carried out for bacteria and viruses … in purified wastewater is negligibly small. The only risk is to greenhouse horticulture. This is because this …
Publication date: 09-10-2024New environmental noise and health guidelines
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/new-environmental-noise-and-health-guidelines… levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Exposure to noise can also …
Publication date: 11-05-2019Dutch doctor with Lassa fever infection dies, colleague repatriated
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/dutch-doctor-with-lassa-fever-infection-dies-colleague-repatriated… of care for the local population. Contact research The risk of people infecting each other with Lassa fever is …
Publication date: 11-25-2019Recycled Plastic Packaging in the Netherlands Still Falls Short
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/recycled-plastic-packaging-in-netherlands-still-falls-short… out under the direction of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) by RIVM, TNO, and CML, in …
Publication date: 09-03-2024PFAS
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas… Based on the available scientific knowledge, RIVM derives risk limits for different types of PFAS. For example, risk limits for water, soil, dredging spoil and air are derived. Risk limits indicate the quantity of a substance for which …
Publication date: 11-07-2019Post-COVID
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/post-covid… after COVID-19. The COVID-19 vaccination lowers the risk of serious illness due to COVID-19, and also lowers the risk of developing post-COVID symptoms after a SARS-CoV-2 … post-COVID. However, it is clear that there is a lower risk of post-COVID after infection with an Omicron variant …
Publication date: 09-03-2024COVID-19 vaccination and excess mortality
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/research/vaccination-excess-mortality… protect against death from COVID-19. RIVM also studied the risk of people dying of something other than COVID-19 after …
Publication date: 09-19-2024Webinar: Social and behavioural science for pandemic preparedness: BePrepared consortium
https://www.rivm.nl/en/agenda/webinar-social-and-behavioural-science-for-pandemic-preparedness-beprepared-consortium-0… an outbreak, it is important to understand citizens’ (risk) perspectives and how they make sense of the situation …
Publication date: 09-09-2024