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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: 05-06-2020Exposure to combination of chemicals appears to be too high, health risks unclear
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/exposure-to-combination-of-chemicals-appears-high-health-risks-unclear… to be high. However, it is still unclear how great the risk to health is. More research is needed. … intake of the chemicals is and therefore how great the risk actually is. Chemical mixtures The European Commission is concerned about the possible risks of ingesting mixtures of chemicals and wants these to …
Publication date: 05-08-2023Working 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: 05-14-2020References
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: 05-26-2020Public 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: 05-11-2020The 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: 05-14-2020Breast implants can cause health problems even five years or more after placement
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/breast-implants-can-cause-health-problems-even-five-years-or-more-after-placement… breast cancer and/or preventive removal due to genetic risk of breast cancer. Nature and number of health problems …
Publication date: 05-25-2023RIVM to begin systematic measuring of ultrafine particles in 2023
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/rivm-to-begin-systematic-measuring-of-ultrafine-particles-in-2023… on the Health Council of the Netherlands’ advisory report Risks of ultrafine particles in the outside air from 2021. …
Publication date: 05-17-2023Last chance for young adults to get vaccinated against HPV for free
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/last-chance-for-young-adults-to-get-vaccinated-against-hpv-for-free… men. Getting vaccinated against HPV drastically reduces the risk of becoming infected with the virus. The HPV vaccine …
Publication date: 05-31-2023Research 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