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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentRIVM maintains advisory: avoid eating home-produced eggs in Zuid-Holland Zuid and Altena Municipality
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/rivm-maintains-advisory-avoid-eating-private-eggs-in-zuid-holland-zuid-and-altena-municipality… found to contain high levels of PFAS, as revealed by the risk assessment conducted by RIVM at 31 locations in the … 15 eggs per week. What Are the Health Implications? The risk assessment compares the estimated PFAS intake from …
Publication date: 05-30-2024Proposed European PFAS ban officially submitted
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/proposed-european-pfas-ban-officially-submitted… both the use and production of PFAS in order to reduce the risks these substances pose to humans and the environment. … Afterwards, two ECHA scientific committees – the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and the Socio-Economic Assessment …
Publication date: 01-13-2023Nitrogen and PFAS suddenly big societal issues in the Netherlands
https://www.rivm.nl/en/newsletter/content/2020/issue1/nitrogen-pfas-in-NL… in the vicinity of those areas. It includes an appropriate assessment of adverse impacts on Natura 2000 areas, which is … perspective for action that, on the one hand, controls the risks to man and the environment and, on the other hand, …
Publication date: 01-14-2020Next milestone in universal PFAS restriction process completed
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/next-milestone-in-universal-pfas-restriction-process-completed… derogations or with time-unlimited derogations and risk reduction measures of similar efficiencies, where … as appropriate. The comments enabled to improve the assessment of the initially evaluated uses and the … by the restriction process. The Scientific Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) of …
Publication date: 08-26-2025Temporary background values for PFAS in Dutch soil
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/temporary-background-values-for-pfas-in-dutch-soil… If the soil meets these temporary background values, the risks to people and the ecosystem are negligible. Data and … human body. RIVM investigates the health and environmental risks of PFAS. …
Publication date: 12-03-2019PFAS in sea foam along Dutch coast
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/pfas-in-sea-foam-along-dutch-coast… compared to seawater. Insufficient information for complete risk assessment It is as yet unclear what the high concentrations … scenarios to determine sea foam exposure, and there are no risk limit values for PFAS in seawater or sea foam. …
Publication date: 12-20-2023PFAS levels in drinking water from river water need to be brought down
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/pfas-levels-in-drinking-water-from-river-water-need-to-be-brought-down… this being harmful to their health. This value is used in risk assessments and does not have legal status. New scientific …
Publication date: 10-24-2022Procedure
https://www.rivm.nl/en/breast-cancer-screening-programme/procedure… screening, the woman receives a letter informing her of the assessment’s result. Women neither attending screening nor … a reminder a few weeks later. Referral The various possible assessment results and the implications of each are …
Publication date: 02-27-2014RIVM will calculate temporary background value for PFAS in soil
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/rivm-will-calculate-temporary-background-value-for-pfas-in-soil… In July of this year, RIVM has calculated the risk limits for PFAS in soil and dredging spoil. At concentrations below these risk limits, the risks to people and the environment are acceptable. As a …
Publication date: 10-30-2019Breast cancer in the Netherlands
https://www.rivm.nl/en/breast-cancer-screening-programme/breast-cancer-in-netherlands… prevalence of 128,000. Factors associated with an elevated risk of breast cancer are: a family history of prevalent … use of oral contraception; dense breast tissue. Other risk factors are alcohol consumption, physical inactivity …
Publication date: 02-27-2014Facts and figures
https://www.rivm.nl/en/breast-cancer-screening-programme/background/facts-and-figures… screened 24,5 Positive predictive value (pvv) recall 28% Risk reduction in mortality 50% (in case of regular … are considered: Advantages of the program Health gain Risk reduction Less invasive treatment due to early …
Publication date: 02-27-2014Background
https://www.rivm.nl/en/breast-cancer-screening-programme/background… there should be consensus as to who is ill or most at risk Screeningtest: the screeningtest should be easy to use …
Publication date: 02-27-2014PFAS restriction proposal
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/restriction-proposal… is a ban on the use of these substances to limit the risks to people and the environment. The proposal focuses on …
Publication date: 11-19-2020Current 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: 05-11-2020