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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: 06-12-2025PARC
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/parc… The European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals: PARC aims to advance … research, share knowledge and improve skills in chemical risk assessment. By doing so, it will help support the … Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Out 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: 06-12-2025The '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: 06-11-2025Safe 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: 06-25-2025FORMATEX23
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/formatex23… for the re-certification of the Dutch Environmental Assessment Unit (EAU), operated by RIVM, as part of the … countries. RIVM took part through the Environmental Assessment Unit (EAU). RIVM role RIVM deployed the Dutch … screening services, quick measurements, sampling, and risk or impact assessments. The team offered rapid and …
Publication date: 06-02-2022Current knowledge on microplastics in the soil is still inadequate
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/current-knowledge-on-microplastics-in-soil-is-still-inadequate… microplastics on humans, plants and animals. Assessing the risks of different types of microplastics to the soil simultaneously. Existing frameworks for the risk assessment of substances are unsuitable for this, as …
Publication date: 06-12-2022NextGEM
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/nextgem… bands, and develop and validate tools for evidence-based risk assessment. …
Publication date: 06-01-2022IRISS
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/iriss… CHARISMA, SusNanoFab, NanoHarmony , NanoSolveIT, RiskGone, HARMLESS, NanoFabNet, PATROLS , EuPC, ECP4, IUMRS … IRISS envisages interaction with the Partnership on the assessment of risks of chemicals ( PARC ) to ensure cross-fertilisation …
Publication date: 06-01-2022TransPharm
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/transpharm… on the environment; Develop an environmental sustainability assessment system, improving life cycle assessments for pharmaceuticals; Identify barriers and … work package where we work on environmental sustainaility assessment of pharmaceuticals. Dr Yasmin de Wit coordinates …
Publication date: 06-01-2022K. (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: 06-04-2025Nearly twice as many cases involving long-term symptoms after COVID-19
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/nearly-twice-as-many-cases-involving-long-term-symptoms-after-covid-19… preventing long-term symptoms show mixed results. Further assessment is therefore needed to make informed statements …
Publication date: 06-21-2022Mpox
https://www.rivm.nl/en/mpox… MSM contact (men who have sex with men). The highest risk of infection is among men who frequently have sex with … or breathing, if people are very close to each other. The risk of spreading mpox in this way currently appears to be … an mpox lesion How can I prevent mpox? You can reduce the risk of mpox by not having intimate or skin-to-skin contact …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Monkeypox continues spreading
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/monkeypox-continues-spreading… which people connected to the patient may also be at risk of infection. These ‘high-risk contacts’ are offered advice from the GGD and access to a vaccination. This vaccination reduces the risk that the virus will spread through the body and can …
Publication date: 06-30-2022SARS-CoV-2 infections continue to rise
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/SARS-CoV-2-infections-continue-to-rise… the coronavirus”. Even so, a repeat vaccination reduces the risk of ending up in hospital, making it one and a half … after the booster jab. Also, the booster jab reduces the risk of hospital admission by more than 3 times compared to the basic series of vaccinations. The risk of infecting someone else is also reduced after a …
Publication date: 06-28-2022About the study
https://www.rivm.nl/en/health-research-for-covid-19/about-the-study… will present results on changes in healthcare use, possible risk groups and regional/local differences. This information … on occurrence of physical and mental symptoms, possible risk groups and regional/local differences. This information …
Publication date: 06-22-2022Upward trend in infections continues
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/upward-trend-in-infections-continues… the BA.5 variant does not appear to involve a very high risk of severe illness, the virus can still have serious … serious illness and hospital admission and reduces the risk that you will pass the virus on to others. For everyone …
Publication date: 06-21-2022RIVM activities for Ukraine: donated medicines and focus on infectious diseases
https://www.rivm.nl/en/rivm-activities-for-ukraine-donated-medicines-and-focus-on-infectious-diseases… Team designed measures to map out infectious disease risks and reduce them wherever possible. Countless emails … of infectious diseases among refugees. They mapped possible risks and looked at the measures needed to ensure infectious disease control. Mariska Hafkamp from RIVM is involved as a policy advisor. She …
Publication date: 06-30-2022Health research for COVID-19
https://www.rivm.nl/en/health-research-for-covid-19… health impacts. In addition, the results offer insight into risks and vulnerabilities that also deserve attention …
Publication date: 06-22-2022