Leveraging Epidemiology to Improve Risk Assessment. [PDF]
, 2011 The field of environmental public health is at an important crossroad. Our current biomonitoring efforts document widespread exposure to a host of chemicals for which toxicity information is lacking.
Burke, Thomas A +5 more
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Protection of hospital workers from risks of occupational exposure to biological agents
Medycyna Pracy, 2005 <p>Background: Health care workers belong to a high risk occupational group in view of their permanent contact with biological agents. It is essential to take all available and effective technical, organizational and medical preventive measures to protect the exposed workers.
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Guidelines for health surveillance in the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) workplace [PDF]
The adequacy of biomedical data sheets used by the NASA medical staff for NASA employees and contractors was assessed. Procedures for developing medical histories, conducting medical examinations, and collecting toxicity data were reviewed ...
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Historical Development of the Linear Nonthreshold Dose-Response Model as Applied to Radiation [PDF]
, 2002 [Excerpt] Despite the nearly universal adoption of the linear nonthreshold dose response model (LNT) as the primary basis for radiation protection standards for the past half century, the LNT remains highly controversial and a contentious topic of ...
Kathren, Ronald L.
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Medycyna Pracy, 2005 <p>Directive 2000/54/EC deals thoroughly with issues referring to the protection of workers from risks related to occupational exposure to biological agents in the European Union. The ordinance of the Minister of Health on harmful biological agents at work and the protection of exposed workers implements its content into Polish ...
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Identifying and Prioritizing Chemicals with Uncertain Burden of Exposure: Opportunities for Biomonitoring and Health-Related Research. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundThe National Institutes of Health's Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) initiative aims to understand the impact of environmental factors on childhood disease. Over 40,000 chemicals are approved for commercial use.
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Methodological Frontiers in Environmental Epidemiology [PDF]
, 2011 Environmental epidemiology comprises the epidemiologic study of those environmental factors that are outside the immediate control of the individual.
Rothman, K J
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Traditional Biocidal Replacement Viability of Microcrystalline Silver Chloride [PDF]
, 2017 The antimicrobial effects of silver ions and silver chloride nanoparticles have been well established while the efficacy of microcrystalline silver chloride has been less studied.
Curtis, R. +3 more
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Medycyna Pracy, 2003 <p>Background: Occupational, biological factors of microbial, plant and animal origin may become a health hazard to the exposed workers. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of biological agents present in the work environment, related health risks, and health protection against biological exposure at work among workers of ...
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Some potential occupational and environmental hazards associated with fish pond production in Nigeria [PDF]
, 2005 The paper highlights the concept of information and the significance of environmental and occupational hazards associated with pond fish production in Nigeria and discuss the possible options for the ways forward.
Ibiwoye, T.I.I. +4 more
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