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Integrated approaches to testing and assessment as a tool for the hazard assessment and risk characterization of cosmetic preservatives
(2021-01-01)
The safety assessment of cosmetic products is based on the safety of the ingredients, which requires information on chemical structures, toxicological profiles, and exposure data. Approximately 6% of the population is ...
Mapping global patterns of drought risk: An empirical framework based on sub-national estimates of hazard, exposure and vulnerability
(Elsevier, 2016-07)
A global map of drought risk has been elaborated at the sub-national administrative level. The motivation for this study is the observation that little research and no concerted efforts have been made at the global level ...
Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks of arsenic exposure in drinking water in the rural environment
(Iran Solid Waste Association, 2020)
Carcinogenic and systemic health effects of arsenic exposure in drinking water are well documented. This study estimated the risk associated with chronic consumption of water with high concentrations of arsenic in children ...
Behavioral observation used to estimate pesticide exposure for farm workers in Brazil
(Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroUniversidade de BrasíliaUniversidade de São Paulo, 2009)
Assessment of the harm caused by exposure to pesticides requires that a measure of exposure be available. While such information is available without difficulty in controlled laboratory studies, estimating the exposure of ...
Summer exposure assessment of Cu and Zn in drinking water in Shanghai, China
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2006)
Daily exposures to chemicals in drinking water are of importance in risk assessment to human health. However, exposure assessment of chemicals in drinking water has seldom been performed in China. Until now, no such a ...
Prediction and prevention of tuberculosis in contacts - Authors' reply
(Elsevier, 2017)
We thank Sandra Arend and Jonathan Uzorka for their interest in our study. They argue that because our risk score predicts tuberculosis independently of the contact tuberculin skin test (TST) results and index case smear ...
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(2018)
Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017 comparative risk assessment (CRA) is a comprehensive approach to risk factor quantification that offers a useful tool for synthesising ...