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Dermal exposure assessment [PDF]
Assessing dermal exposure is a complex task. Even the most commonly used methods face fundamental problems and there are large gaps in the documentation and validation of sampling methods. Still larger uncertainties exist regarding strategies for measurement.
Hans Kromhout+3 more
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KiESEL – the children’s nutrition survey module in KiGGS Wave 2 [PDF]
Representative food consumption data for children are collected in KiESEL, the German nutrition survey for children aged 6 months up to five years conducted by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR).
Nadine Golsong+3 more
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The relevance of oral exposure in the workplace: a systematic review and meta-analysis
IntroductionThe inclusion of all relevant exposure routes in the exposure assessment is essential for the protection of workers. However, under European chemical regulations but also for workplace risk assessments according to occupational safety and ...
Marlene Dietz+5 more
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Objectives:. Healthcare surfaces contribute to nosocomial disease transmission. Studies show that despite standard guidelines and practices for cleaning and disinfection, secondary infection spread among healthcare workers and patients is common in ICUs.
Kelly A. Reynolds, PhD+4 more
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Legacy Chemical Pollutants in House Dust of Homes of Pregnant African Americans in Atlanta
We developed and applied a method for measuring selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) (i.e., polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), organochlorine pesticides, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)) in dust collected from pregnant African ...
Kathryn J. Barr+10 more
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Factors influencing the adsorption of antibiotics onto activated carbon in aqueous media
Widespread use of antibiotics for treating human and animal ailments has increased their discharge in the environment through excreta. Moreover, unscientific disposal of unused antibiotics has further increased their presence in the environmental ...
Surya Singh+2 more
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Antifungal properties of volatile organic compounds produced by Daldinia eschscholtzii MFLUCC 19-0493 isolated from Barleria prionitis leaves against Colletotrichum acutatum and its post-harvest infections on strawberry fruits [PDF]
Fungal endophytes are microorganisms living symbiotically with a host plant. They can produce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that have antimicrobial activity.
Sarunpron Khruengsai+5 more
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Removal of microplastics from wastewater: available techniques and way forward
Microplastics are the newly emerged contaminants with a presence in almost every part of the globe. Despite being small in size, microplastic particles have proved to be harmful for plants, animals, humans, and for the ecosystem in general.
Surya Singh+2 more
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ObjectiveTo investigate the contamination status and dietary exposure risk of 3 perfluorinated substances and 2 chlorine substituted perfluoroalkyl ether sulfonate acids in fresh vegetables planted in the vicinity of typical fluorine chemical industry ...
LIN Jun+11 more
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The Babel of Multicenter Exposure Assessment [PDF]
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. And as they migrated from the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another, ‘Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly’. And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. Then they said, ‘Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a
Hans Kromhout, Igor Burstyn
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