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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentRIVM creates risk assessment toolbox to assess local groundwater quality
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/rivm-creates-risk-assessment-toolbox-to-assess-local-groundwater-quality… RIVM has developed the Groundwater Risk Assessment Toolbox. This risk assessment toolbox allows local authorities to quickly … whether it can be used safely. In terms of health, the risk assessment toolbox analyses how and to what extent … The Risk Assessment Toolbox analyses the quality of groundwater …
Publication date: 07-21-2023RIVM 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: 05-30-2024Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment: Chapter R.16 Environmental Exposure Estimation
https://www.rivm.nl/en/guidance-on-information-requirements-and-chemical-safety-assessment-chapter-r16-environmental… require specific adaptations when performing the exposure assessment. These issues are considered in the Appendix … Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment: Chapter R.16 Environmental Exposure Estimation … Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment: Chapter R.16 Environmental Exposure Estimation …
Publication date: 10-31-2012New risk limits for 18 pesticides in surface water
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/new-risk-limits-for-18-pesticides-in-surface-water… RIVM has derived surface water risk limits for 18 active substances in pesticides. The … of Infrastructure and Water Management can use these risk limits as a basis to establish water quality standards. … contain hazardous substances RIVM derives environmental risk limits for a large number of chemical substances. This …
Publication date: 02-06-2023Potential effects of the reuse of building material on soil quality
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/potential-effects-of-reuse-of-building-material-on-soil-quality… Reusing building materials is sustainable, but can also be risky as building materials may contain contaminants such as …
Publication date: 12-14-2022SimpleTreat
https://www.rivm.nl/en/soil-and-water/simpletreat… SimpleTreat is an assessment tool for the fate of substances in waste water … and exposure in surface water within the framework of risk assessment of chemicals. The current version is a revision …
Publication date: 10-13-2015Proposed 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: 01-13-2023Climate change and drinking water
https://www.rivm.nl/en/soil-and-water/drinking-water/climate-change-and-drinking-water… of climate change on drinking water supply. This detailed assessment has been included in the National Adaptation …
Publication date: 10-26-2018Urban water issues
https://www.rivm.nl/en/soil-and-water/urban-water-issues… RIVM provides support by assessing the potential health risks of urban water concepts. … of that aspect in advance could minimise potential health risks, sometimes with relatively minor modifications, … check will meticulously map out the potential health risks of urban water concepts. Once the potential risks are …
Publication date: 10-26-2018Concentrations of new substances in surface water too high for drinking water
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/concentrations-of-new-substances-in-surface-water-too-high-for-drinking-water… found in this water. For 65 of these substances, RIVM has assessed whether they could impact the quality of drinking … Recommendations for drinking water research RIVM only assessed surface water used as a source of drinking water, …
Publication date: 02-10-2026Climate change and bathing water
https://www.rivm.nl/en/soil-and-water/bathing-water/climate-change-and-bathing-water… what extent climate change might have an influence on that risk. Climate factors, such as temperature, UV radiation and …
Publication date: 10-26-2018Nitrogen 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: 08-26-2025Drinking water
https://www.rivm.nl/en/soil-and-water/drinking-water… Health Organization (RIVM is the Collaborating Centre for Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water ), the EU (for … (the MOD is the branch of the Environmental Assessment Team which only operates in the Netherlands) has … drinking water PS-DRINK: systematically assessing emerging risks for a safe drinking water supply BLUE-HEALTH: Linking …
Publication date: 10-26-2018Temporary 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: 10-24-2022SimpleBox
https://www.rivm.nl/en/soil-and-water/simplebox… SimpleBox also serves as fate module in Life Cycle Impact Assessment models [ 6 ]. Designed originally as a research …
Publication date: 08-06-2014More attention needed for potential impact of drug waste on drinking water quality
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/more-attention-needed-for-potential-impact-of-drug-waste-on-drinking-water-quality… of drinking water. This will allow for a more accurate assessment of how the substances spread. It will also reveal …
Publication date: 12-15-2022SimpleBox4nano
https://www.rivm.nl/en/soil-and-water/simplebox4nano… also serves as fate module in Life Cycle Impact Assessment models [ 5 , 6 ]. Designed originally as a …
Publication date: 09-07-2017