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Black carbon health impacts in the Indo-Gangetic plain: Exposures, risks, and mitigation

Science Advances, 2022
A large discrepancy between simulated and observed black carbon (BC) surface concentrations over the densely populated Indo-Gangetic plain (IGP) has so far limited our ability to assess the magnitude of BC health impacts in terms of population exposure, morbidity, and mortality.
Verma, Shubha, Ghosh, Sanhita, Boucher, Olivier, Wang, Rong, Menut, Laurent   +4 more
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Case report: The physiology of a preventable tragedy –Near death in a hot tub

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Hyperthermia in children is a known risk within enclosed vehicles. Exposure to an overheated hot tub poses a real risk in children due to unique pediatric physiology. Medical and aquatic professionals should understand the risk and mitigation strategies.
Bruce E. Becker
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A methodology on how to create a real-life relevant risk profile for a given nanomaterial [PDF]

, 2017
With large amounts of nanotoxicology studies delivering contradicting results and a complex, moving regulatory framework, potential risks surrounding nanotechnology appear complex and confusing.
Bustero, Izaskun, Carlander, David, Falk, Andreas, Flament, Guillaume, Resch, Susanne, Schimpel, Christa, Vaquero-Moralejo, Celina   +6 more
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Mitigating foreign exchange risk exposure with supply chain flexibility: A real option analysis

Journal of Business Logistics, 2023
AbstractUncertainty and risk abound in supply chains. One such form of risk existing in global supply chains comes from volatility associated with currency fluctuations—Foreign Exchange (FX) risk. Although the study and practice of using financial hedging instruments are well documented, there are also emerging supply chain strategies firms may adopt ...
Pellegrino, R., Gaudenzi, B., Zsidisin, G.   +2 more
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Panel 5: Educating Leaders on Identifying and Mitigating Environmental Exposure Risks [PDF]

Military Medicine, 2011
ABSTRACTRapidly identifying and appropriately reacting to potentially hazardous environmental exposures could result in the mitigation of adverse health effects, accurate documentation of the exposures leading to reliable assessments of the risks associated with the exposures, and records of those actually exposed and the extent and duration of their ...
Joseph J. Hout, Alvin L. Young
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Rice, irrigation and downside risk: a quantile analysis of risk exposure and mitigation on Korean farms [PDF]

European Review of Agricultural Economics, 2014
This article develops a quantile moment approach to evaluate risk exposure and to illustrateriskvaluation,andthenappliesittoexaminetherelativeimportanceofdownsiderisk and risk mitigation options associated with a highly controlled but stochastic production system on Korean farms.
Kim, Kwansoo, Chavas, Jean-Paul, Barham, Bradford L., Foltz, Jeremy D.   +3 more
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Efficacy of Ventilation, HEPA Air Cleaners, Universal Masking, and Physical Distancing for Reducing Exposure to Simulated Exhaled Aerosols in a Meeting Room

Viruses, 2021
There is strong evidence associating the indoor environment with transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 can spread by exposure to droplets and very fine aerosol particles from respiratory fluids that are released by ...
Jayme P. Coyle, Raymond C. Derk, William G. Lindsley, Francoise M. Blachere, Theresa Boots, Angela R. Lemons, Stephen B. Martin, Kenneth R. Mead, Steven A. Fotta, Jeffrey S. Reynolds, Walter G. McKinney, Erik W. Sinsel, Donald H. Beezhold, John D. Noti   +13 more
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Health risks and mitigation strategies from occupational exposure to wildland fire: a scoping review [PDF]

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2022
Abstract Objectives Due to accelerating wildland fire activity, there is mounting urgency to understand, prevent, and mitigate the occupational health impacts associated with wildland fire suppression. The objectives of this review of academic and grey literature were to:
Erica Koopmans, Katie Cornish, Trina M. Fyfe, Katherine Bailey, Chelsea A. Pelletier   +4 more
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Quantitative risk assessment on a hydrogen refuelling station [PDF]

, 2018
The Directive 2014/94/UE (DAFI, Alternative Fuel Initiative Directive) on the deployment of alternative fuels (i.e. hydrogen) infrastructures has been recently transposed into national law in Italy.
Capobianco, Luigi, De Marco, Alessandra, Mazzaro, Michele, Russo, Paola   +3 more
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Use of rod compactors for high voltage overhead power lines magnetic field mitigation [PDF]

, 2017
In the last decades, strengthening the high voltage transmission system through the installation of new overhead power lines has become critical, especially in highly developed areas.
Bignucolo, Fabio, Coppo, Massimiliano, Savio, Andrea, Turri, Roberto   +3 more
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