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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentPlastics
https://www.rivm.nl/en/plastics… are present in the environment on a large scale, but their risks to humans and the ecosystem are largely unknown. …
Publication date: 01-17-2023Newsletter Microplastics December 2020
https://www.rivm.nl/en/microplastics/newsletter-microplastics-december-2020… recent insights into the sources, effects, exposure to and risks of microplastics for people and the environment. Prof. … conference was held entitled ‘Regulatory Changes and Risk Assessment for Intentionally added Microplastics’. The …
Publication date: 12-03-2020What does RIVM do about plastics
https://www.rivm.nl/en/plastics/what-does-rivm-do-plastics… on the following topics Updated human and environmental risk assessments RIVM is working on an integrated risk assessment to include a classification of plastics and …
Publication date: 03-02-2023RIVM calls for increased involvement of scientific community in solving plastic crisis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/rivm-calls-for-increased-involvement-of-scientific-community-in-solving-plastic-crisis… level of attention will need to be paid to improving risk assessment methodologies for various types of plastic and to … Henceforth, assessments should not be limited to just the risks of one material or one production process. They should …
Publication date: 03-01-2022Fields of expertise WHO CC for Tobacco Product Regulation and Control
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-for-tobacco-product-regulation-and-control/fields-of-expertise… We also use the data to identify ingredients, assess their risk, and analyse product characteristics and trends … RIVM has more than twenty years of experience in the assessment of product data provided by the tobacco industry. … includes behavioural research on use, reasons for use and risk perception. RIVM is also the Lead laboratory for …
Publication date: 03-18-2014Urgent need for more research into environmental effects of microplastics
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/urgent-need-for-more-research-into-environmental-effects-of-microplastics… that is currently lacking for a proper environmental risk assessment includes how quickly microplastics break down in … ZonMw prepared a knowledge agenda for investigating the risks that microplastics pose to human health. Together, …
Publication date: 01-18-2023Current 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: 06-12-2022Tobacco Product Control
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-for-tobacco-product-regulation-and-control/fields-of-expertise/tobacco-product-control… on upper limits of these contents and emissions using risk assessment. …
Publication date: 04-23-2014Product disclosure (article 10)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-for-tobacco-product-regulation-and-control/fields-of-expertise/product-disclosure-article-10… RIVM has more than ten years experience in the assessment of ingredients lists delivered by the tobacco … these additives in order to identify them, to assess their risk and to inform the consumer. RIVM also hosts a database …
Publication date: 06-10-2014Recycled 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: 09-03-2024News and activities WHO CC for Tobacco Product Regulation and Control
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-for-tobacco-product-regulation-and-control/news… and exposure; product composition and emissions; and risk assessment of tobacco and nicotine products. Additionally, …
Publication date: 06-02-2014Health effects of plastics
https://www.rivm.nl/en/plastics/health-effects-plastics… breathing, movement and food absorption. Assessing the risks of plastics Until now, researchers mostly studied how … health is not clear yet. Researchers have to assess the risks first, but this is difficult to do. We need more data …
Publication date: 03-02-2023Filter ventilation
https://www.rivm.nl/en/tobacco/filter-ventilation… Consumers do not always have the full picture about the risks related to cigarettes with filter ventilation. Some … as they are toxic, carcinogenic and/or addictive. Higher risk of cancer It has been known for quite some time that cigarette smoking results in an increased risk of various types of cancer. Recent research has also …
Publication date: 08-21-2017Impact plastics on the environment
https://www.rivm.nl/en/plastics/impact-plastics-environment… can also be passed on through the food chain. Assessing the risks of plastics It is difficult to assess the risks of plastics. We need more data about different types …
Publication date: 03-02-2023Newsletter Microplastics July 2020
https://www.rivm.nl/en/microplastics/newsletter-microplastics-july-2020… our food. It is not yet clear whether this entails health risks. Microplastics can penetrate plant roots in two …
Publication date: 07-10-20201,3-Butadiene
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-for-tobacco-product-regulation-and-control/fields-of-expertise/tobacco-contents-and-emissions/harmful-substances-in-tobacco-smoke/1-3-butadiene… Health Effects Induced by 1,3-Butadiene and Strategies for Risk Reduction. Toxicol Sci 2013; 136 (2): 566–580 Agency …
Publication date: 02-07-2018Harmful substances in tobacco smoke
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-for-tobacco-product-regulation-and-control/fields-of-expertise/tobacco-contents-and-emissions/harmful-substances-in-tobacco-smoke… of substance in the smoke in relation to its harmfulness (risk) The difference between different brands with respect …
Publication date: 02-07-2018NNN (N’-Nitrosonornicotine) and NNK (4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-for-tobacco-product-regulation-and-control/fields-of-expertise/tobacco-contents-and-emissions/harmful-substances-in-tobacco-smoke/nnn-n-nitrosonornicotine-and-nnk-4-methylnitrosamino-1-3-pyridyl-1-butanone… to nitrate through vegetables is unlikely to lead to health risks. This conclusion does not apply to tobacco. Sources …
Publication date: 02-07-2018What are plastics?
https://www.rivm.nl/en/plastics/what-are-plastics… Our lack of knowledge about the potential long-term health risks of plastics is another good reason to use fewer …
Publication date: 03-02-2023