KiESEL – the children’s nutrition survey module in KiGGS Wave 2 [PDF]
Journal of Health Monitoring, 2017 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
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 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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Critical Care Explorations, 2021 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
Toxics, 2022 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
Water Science and Technology, 2022 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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Removal of microplastics from wastewater: available techniques and way forward
Water Science and Technology, 2021 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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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]
PeerJ, 2021 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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Investigation of the migration of bisphenols from baby bottles and sippy cups
Current Research in Food Science, 2021 Bisphenol A (BPA) is used as a monomer in a number of consumer products, including baby bottles and sippy cups. Some jurisdictions around the world (including Canada) have regulated the production, advertising or selling polycarbonate baby bottles with ...
Shabana Siddique +3 more
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Zhongguo shipin weisheng zazhi, 2022 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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Human exposure pathways to organophosphate triesters — A biomonitoring study of mother–child pairs
Environment International, 2015 The worldwide ban of several formulations of brominated flame retardants has caused an increase in the production of organophosphorus flame retardants (PFRs) to meet the existing fire regulations for a wide range of household products. This biomonitoring
Enrique Cequier +4 more
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