• 1984. Environmental aspects of isocyanates in water and soil. (cdc.gov)
  • Operation of environmental, rock and soil mechanical laboratories. (gov.na)
  • Contamination of soil and water was the second key environmental impact of the tsunami. (gdrc.org)
  • STP 1317 explores the use of modeling in developing risk assessments for a variety of environmental situations, including human-health assessments, site-specific assessments, and ecosystem-level assessments. (astm.org)
  • This is the reason why the workshop initiates with high level theoretical approaches of environmental modeling and data treatment (Prof. P. Selvadurai and Prof. Christakos). (unil.ch)
  • It is followed by applications in terms of landslides hazard and risk assessment using modeling, statistical methods and risk analysis (Prof. Crosta and Dr. Carrara). (unil.ch)
  • Working at ERG on a variety of emission inventory, ambient monitoring, and air quality modeling projects has allowed me to continue my passion for analyzing big data sets. (erg.com)
  • We evaluated lake water quality, using physical, chemical, and microbiological indicators, and heavy metals in surficial sediment and fish tissue to evaluate the potential environmental risk. (mdpi.com)
  • At the local level, our air quality scientists evaluate regional and community-level ambient air quality trends, conduct community-level air quality surveys, and evaluate exposure and risk to local communities from air pollution sources. (erg.com)
  • Our work included background data collection and public meetings to identify key areas of concern, field surveys at 15 locations along the river to characterize typical channel dimensions and evaluate bank stability, and analysis and risk assessment. (barr.com)
  • Barr also used stormwater-infrastructure spatial data and other topography, hydrology, and infrastructure parameters to evaluate the likelihood of failure of high-risk pipes and culverts and possible consequences. (barr.com)
  • Failure likelihood and consequences were then combined to evaluate the relative risk of each storm sewer infrastructure component. (barr.com)
  • Before a contractor begins work, Campbell members recommend that an organization have a method to evaluate the risk of the work to be performed (typically per a risk matrix) to place contractors in a predetermined risk category. (cdc.gov)
  • Further analyses allowed establishing the degree of heavy metals (HMs) pollution, suitability of the soils for agriculture, sources of the HMs and their ecological and health risks. (nih.gov)
  • The carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks posed by the HMs were also above acceptable levels, with children being more vulnerable than adults to these health risks. (nih.gov)
  • Occupational and environmental health: twenty-first century challenges and opportunities. (cdc.gov)
  • Occupational and environmental health: recognizing and preventing disease and injury, sixth edition. (cdc.gov)
  • Occupational and environmental health is the multidisciplinary approach to the recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illnesses, injuries, and other adverse health conditions resulting from hazardous environmental exposures in the workplace, the home, and the community. (cdc.gov)
  • The twenty· first century presents many chal· lenges and opportunities for occupational and environmental health, as illustrated by the following examples: 1) A 2-year-old girl, during a routine well-child checkup, is found to have an elevated blood lead level of 20 microg/dL. (cdc.gov)
  • These are but a few of the many occupational and environmental health challenges facing health workers, all of whom need to recognize and help prevent occupational and environmental health problems. (cdc.gov)
  • Many health professionals will eventually work on occupational and environmental health and safety issues, and some will become occupational and environmental health and safety specialists. (cdc.gov)
  • But almost all health professionals-in one way or another-will be involved with the recognition, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention and control of occupational and environmental illnesses and injuries. (cdc.gov)
  • One of the primary obligations of any business is to maintain compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, health and safety regulations. (michigan.gov)
  • Reference dose (RfD): Description and use in health risk assessments. (cdc.gov)
  • Health and safety and environmental protection issues. (edu.au)
  • The Best Practice Guide on the Control of Lead in Drinking Water brings together, for the first time, all of the regulatory, health, monitoring, risk assessment, operational and technological issues relevant to the control of lead in drinking water. (environmental-expert.com)
  • It will also be very relevant to all those implementing the Protocol on Water and Health, as lead in drinking water has recently been adopted as one of the key issues requiring assessment, improvement planning and reporting. (environmental-expert.com)
  • The Best Practice Guide will facilitate the protection of water consumers from lead contamination and reduce associated health risks. (environmental-expert.com)
  • ATSDR staff members have assisted the response effort in a variety of ways -- including conducting environmental sampling at anthrax-contaminated offices, mapping sampling locations, helping to develop screening guidelines for asbestos and other hazardous substances, sampling dust in Manhattan residences, answering questions from the news media, and speaking with groups of business owners, residents, rescue workers, and others in New York to answer their health questions. (cdc.gov)
  • Several ATSDR staff members with expertise in environmental health assessment, air monitoring, health risk communication, and industrial hygiene were sent to assist the agency's New York office staff with the response at Ground Zero. (cdc.gov)
  • Assisting EPA and other agencies in sampling dust and air at Ground Zero and evaluating data to assess health risks. (cdc.gov)
  • Providing technical assistance to the New York Department of Health on environmental medicine, including speaking to groups of building owners, tenants, business owners, workers, homeowners, and others about air quality in the Lower Manhattan area. (cdc.gov)
  • At the same time, the successes of occupational medicine have raised public awareness of the potential dangers of occupational hazards, leading to widespread concern that new technologies such as pesticides, genetically modified crops, and mobile phones, could pose important unrecognised risks to health. (bmj.com)
  • Perhaps not surprisingly, in turning to these new problems, occupational health practitioners have continued to apply the approach to risk management that has served so well in the past. (bmj.com)
  • A health risk assessment model derived from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was used to determine the noncarcinogenic and carcinogenic effects to residents who drink groundwater. (neha.org)
  • All the respondents in the study area were at potential risk of carcinogenic health effects from arsenic when using the lowest safe standard for carcinogenic risk (1E-06). (neha.org)
  • The hazard quotient values for noncarcinogenic health risk of arsenic exceeded 1 in 14.3% of the sampling wells in the study area. (neha.org)
  • The Campbell Institute , the center of excellence for environmental health and safety at the National Safety Council , has released a new research report collecting the best practices of world-class EHS organizations around the management of contractor and supplier safety. (cdc.gov)
  • Part I, Organizational Capacity Assessment, helps a health department director and an internal assessment team focus on improving organizational performance. (cdc.gov)
  • When the Organizational Capacity Assessment is made an ongoing process, it should result in progressive improvement in the performance of a health department. (cdc.gov)
  • During the past twenty years, increasing attention has been drawn to the fact that we, as a nation, have not applied all that we know to prevent disease, disability, environmental health risks, and premature death. (cdc.gov)
  • Assess capacities for chemical event surveillance, alert and response, including health sector workforce, identification and availability of medical countermeasures and antidotes for high risk chemical hazards and overall health system response capacity. (who.int)
  • Ibuprofen is on the EU's watchlist of substances whose concentrations in groundwater should be monitored in the Member States for environmental reasons. (janusinfo.se)
  • All the zones exhibited very high ecological risk. (nih.gov)
  • Because of the diverse expertise required (especially in complex ecological risk assessments), risk assessors and risk managers frequently work in multidisciplinary teams. (slideserve.com)
  • I am an environmental biologist investigating how environmental stressors affect living organisms in aquatic systems, both within natural environments and in aquaculture. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • PhD studentship (with the Salmon and Trout Association) - Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and the sustainability of brown trout populations in the UK: relative impact of EDCs compared with other environmental stressors. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • Understanding Earth's geologic processes provides us with the knowledge to mitigate many of our society's environmental impacts due to resource extraction and waste disposal. (mcgill.ca)
  • How do you assess, and then mitigate, risks of handling chemicals? (cdc.gov)
  • Multivariate analyses revealed that environmental conditions in La Sabana are spatially and temporally heterogeneous. (mdpi.com)
  • The multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model identified a positive connection between RC and stroke risk (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.087, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.001-1.180). (bvsalud.org)
  • One of the main issues linked to the environmental management is to understand the entire chain of processes from the scientific expertise, which is essential, to the implementation in society. (unil.ch)
  • An example of implementation in civil society is proposed in Guadeloupe, with both risk and implication for population perspective (E. Leroi and D. M. Lubino-Bissainte). (unil.ch)
  • Mid-term and end-term reviews will be conducted to monitor implementation of the strategy. (who.int)
  • Establish a multisectoral steering committee consisting of key stakeholders from relevant sectors with identified roles, responsibilities and ToRs to enable agreed risk profiling, prioritization, planning and implementation. (who.int)
  • Site investigation: preliminary, exploratory, detailed and monitoring. (edu.au)
  • On the ground assessments and situation reports recorded a number of observations on the impact of the tsunami on the environment in the affected countries. (gdrc.org)
  • A rapid assessment of the environmental impact of the tsunami conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute showed a similar pattern - sand dunes, mangrove forests and coral reefs helped reduce the energy of tsunami waves in Sri Lanka by acting as natural barriers. (gdrc.org)
  • The environmental impact of the Dakota Access pipeline has been deemed "insufficient" by an independent reviewer. (truthdig.com)
  • Options for corrective action are outlined and their strengths and weaknesses explained, with information on costs and environmental impact. (environmental-expert.com)
  • An IFC Performance Standard compliant Social Impact Assessment was completed and, based on its findings, programs, policies and protocols were designed to be an intergral part of the ESMS. (erm.com)
  • The SEA post-adoption statement in the table below outlines how monitoring of the potential environmental impacts will be undertaken. (staffordshire.gov.uk)
  • The strategic environmental assessment aims to analyse the potential environmental impacts from the local flood risk management strategy and describes any mitigation required to reduce or remove the risk of these impacts. (staffordshire.gov.uk)
  • This document summarises the potential environmental impacts of the local flood risk management strategy and describes how we will monitor these. (staffordshire.gov.uk)
  • Besides impacts on the environment, the tsunami also demonstrated the need for strengthening the capacities of environmental agencies at the national and local levels to handle disasters and emergencies and their environmental consequences. (gdrc.org)
  • Electric and thermal stresses and risk based condition assessment of power apparatus. (ntnu.no)
  • Laboratory performance was improved by including options for viral and protozoan diagnostics from both patient and environmental samples. (cdc.gov)
  • Assess existing policies, legislation, plans and capacities for chemical event surveillance, alert and response in relevant sectors and existing laboratory capacities for the analysis of human and environmental samples to inform the assessment and manage investigation of chemical events and poisonings. (who.int)
  • Biological monitoring of isocyanates and related amines. (cdc.gov)
  • Put in place agreements with designated quality assured laboratories (national or in other countries) for timely analysis of biological and environmental samples with suspected chemical exposure. (who.int)
  • Environmental sampling to identify the source of contamination. (wikipedia.org)
  • estimation, evaluation and control of risk. (edu.au)
  • Thirty-four companies were surveyed with an international 35-item questionnaire investigating company and workforce features, types of ENM handled, and risk evaluation and preventive measures adopted. (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of this workshop is to give a large overview of the environmental problems, with applications focused on natural hazards, which is a choice, others applications will have been possible. (unil.ch)
  • The Dakota and Lakota of the Standing Rock tribe would hardly be the first American Indians to pay the price for white people who want to move environmental hazards out of sight, out of mind and out of their water faucets," it writes. (truthdig.com)
  • Procure and ensure access to a stockpile of medical countermeasures and antidotes required for high risk chemical hazards. (who.int)
  • Collect technical factsheets on chemical hazards based on the list of priority chemical events in the country and develop or adapt them according to the risk profile and country context. (who.int)
  • To generate geotechnical and geo-environmental data utilized in providing relevant advice to both the private sector and the general public. (gov.na)
  • Conducted to transform scientific data into meaningful information about the risk of human activities to the environment. (slideserve.com)
  • Using geographic information systems (GIS) to map environmental sampling results and other data for Lower Manhattan. (cdc.gov)
  • Selection of assessment endpoints (what is important? (slideserve.com)
  • 1. Confirm work procedures and legal requirements for responding to security risk situations. (training.gov.au)
  • 1.1 Read standard operating procedures including WHS to clarify own responsibilities and authority to respond to security risk situations. (training.gov.au)
  • 1.2 Read workplace policies and procedures and apply to work tasks to comply with legal rights and responsibilities when responding to security risk situations. (training.gov.au)
  • Under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 , we have a responsibility as a lead local flood authority to develop a local flood risk management strategy for Staffordshire. (staffordshire.gov.uk)
  • The strategy covers local sources of flooding and is consistent with the Environment Agency's national flood risk management strategy . (staffordshire.gov.uk)
  • Part 1 sets out roles and responsibilities for flood risk management, objectives, funding for flood risk management, environmental opportunities, and provides advice for property owners. (staffordshire.gov.uk)
  • Hazardous waste management technicians are employed by chemical companies and other producers of hazardous waste, waste disposal companies and waste disposal consulting engineering firms, environmental consulting firms, government agencies, and other organizations. (vault.com)
  • Besides loosing staff members, and facilities and equipment to the tsunami, the added responsibilities of relief and recovery planning and assessment highlighted the need for comprehensive capacity building in areas such as strategic environmental assessment, integrated environmental management, coastal zone planning etc. (gdrc.org)
  • ERM was commissioned by Braskem-Idesa to design an Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) that would properly identify and overcome issues like those mentioned in a proactive and preventative manner. (erm.com)
  • Interaction among risk assessors, risk managers, and interested parties all phases of an ERA is critical to ensure that the results can be used to support a management decision. (slideserve.com)
  • Integrated Environmental Management Project. (epa.gov)
  • Our aim was to explore the extent that companies manufacturing and/or using ENMs apply risk assessment and management measures. (cdc.gov)
  • As the number of nanomaterial workers increases, there is need to consider whether biomonitoring of exposure should be used as a routine risk management tool. (cdc.gov)
  • Overall biomonitoring of nanomaterial workers can be an important supplement to the exposure and risk assessment and risk management practices, although additional research is needed. (cdc.gov)
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (cdc.gov)
  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is just one federal government agency that employs technicians. (vault.com)
  • On August 4, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of its Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan. (nanotech-now.com)
  • The Localism Act (and subsequent Town and Country Planning Regulations 2012) removes the requirement for local planning authorities to produce an Annual Monitoring Report for Government. (lancaster.gov.uk)
  • A habitat regulations assessment has also been completed. (staffordshire.gov.uk)
  • Some of the major factors contributing to the growth of the TIC market include stringent government regulations to ensure product safety and environmental protection, the need for interoperability testing due to IoT deployment, and increasing trade in counterfeit & defective pharmaceutical products. (marketsandmarkets.com)
  • Working - Informal limit established in order to resolve an exposure assessment. (cdc.gov)
  • Comparative assessment of environmental risk when using diclofenac, naproxen, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, etoricoxib, celecoxib and paracetamol from a Swedish perspective (Report Goodpoint 2019). (janusinfo.se)
  • The collaboration index template supports information security and privacy program collaboration to help ensure that the objectives of both disciplines are met and that risks are appropriately managed. (nist.gov)
  • This publication provides a catalog of security and privacy controls for information systems and organizations to protect organizational operations and assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation from a diverse set of threats and risks, including hostile attacks, human errors, natural disasters, structural failures, foreign intelligence entities, and privacy risks. (nist.gov)
  • Recovery of environmental assets, such as water, land, forests and agricultural and fisheries areas, and ecosystems such as mangroves and coral reefs, required a concerted and integrated approach that not only improved these assets, but also made them better prepared for future disasters. (gdrc.org)
  • The risk assessment used the Rapid Resource Inventory for Sediment and Stability Consequences (RRISSC), a component of the Watershed Assessment of River Stability and Sediment Supply (WARSSS) methodology (Rosgen, 2009). (barr.com)
  • Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 6( 10):53-63. (cdc.gov)
  • Ambient air monitoring - monitoring of the air outside of buildings (see effluent monitoring) . (cdc.gov)
  • Estimates risk of producing new product, releasing a pesticide or effluent into the environment, etc. (slideserve.com)
  • As part of an intensified monitoring program for foodborne disease outbreaks in Finland, waterborne outbreaks were investigated for viruses. (cdc.gov)
  • My research focuses on fish and other aquatic invertebrates and has ranged from investigating the mechanisms of toxicity of environmental chemicals using (epi)genomics approaches to understanding disease susceptibility within aquaculture. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • Key social activities include: the definition of the direct and indirect social area of influence, identification and mapping of key stakeholders, categorization and prioritization of affected communities, identification and analysis of vulnerable groups or those at risk of vulnerability, potential interaction with the Project, and political configuration. (erm.com)
  • Although this qualitative analysis does not identify absolute risk or predict future failure, it allows the city to focus repair and replacement efforts on pipes most in need of attention or where the consequences of potential failure are greatest. (barr.com)
  • To inform the sequential approach to the allocation of development through the emerging Local Plan, the council commissioned external consultants JBA to prepare a Stage 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) which was completed in late 2017. (lancaster.gov.uk)
  • Under European legislation, we have have produced a strategic environment assessment (SEA) to ensure that we do not accidentally take actions that might damage the environment. (staffordshire.gov.uk)
  • Strategic environmental assessment post-adoption statement. (staffordshire.gov.uk)
  • Included are indicators which focus on authority to operate, community assessment, policy development, and major administrative areas. (cdc.gov)
  • The PPP is composed of a series of interrelated activities and mechanisms: community meetings, open houses, easy-access grievance mechanism, and environmental monitoring participatory activities. (erm.com)
  • The results of the risk assessment will be used to prioritize restoration activities along the river and to guide applications for project funding from federal and state grant programs. (barr.com)
  • Identify and map all public and private sector stakeholders involved in chemical industries or activities generating chemical risks and establish focal points for coordination and collaboration for chemical event surveillance, alert and response. (who.int)
  • But a number of good environmental practices, which mitigated the damage due to the tsunami, were observed. (gdrc.org)
  • The reader should then be able to develop a strategy for controlling lead in drinking water in their area, establish an appropriate monitoring programme, select the right combination of corrective measures, and define the level of risk reduction that will likely be achieved. (environmental-expert.com)
  • Timely detection of and effective response to potential chemical risks and/or events in collaboration with other sectors responsible for chemical safety, industries, transportation and safe waste disposal. (who.int)
  • Conclusions: The participants concluded that, while there are hurdles to pass on the road to regulatory acceptance, omics technologies are already useful for elucidating modes of action of toxicants and can contribute to the risk assessment process as part of a weight of evidence approach. (nist.gov)
  • describe risk by discussing lines of evidence and determining ecological adversity, and prepare a report. (slideserve.com)
  • 2. Monitor environment and identify security risks. (training.gov.au)
  • Conduct risk profiling to identify hazard sources (including sites, transport and issues at point of use), likelihood and severity, based on populations at risk and potential nature of an incident. (who.int)
  • Illicit markets for fake pharmaceuticals are attractive for counterfeiters, given the high-profit margins, low risks of detection & prosecution, weak penalties, and the ease with which consumers can be deceived into believing that the counterfeit products are genuine. (marketsandmarkets.com)
  • Formerly Hazardous Wastes and Environmental Emergencies"--Cover. (epa.gov)
  • Background: In this commentary we present the findings from an international consortium on fish toxicogenomics sponsored by the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) with a remit of moving omic technologies into chemical risk assessment and environmental monitoring. (nist.gov)
  • States Parties will have surveillance and response capacity for chemical risks or events. (who.int)
  • Monitoring and assessment of risk potential of abandoned mines. (gov.na)
  • Screening for high incident rates and avoiding contracts to high-risk contractors not only reduces liability and insurance claims, but creates safer work sites and increases the potential profitability for all parties he involved - owners, contractors and subcontractors alike. (cdc.gov)
  • The MIYCN complements the Global action plan on NCDs,7 which includes targets to reduce obesity and other NCD risk factors by 2025. (who.int)
  • 2.1 Monitor environmental factors to maintain situational awareness in accordance with workplace requirements. (training.gov.au)
  • The risk factors for ketoprofen, naproxen, ibuprofen, celecoxib, etoricoxib and paracetamol are not considered so great that an exchange with another substance is recommended. (janusinfo.se)
  • With the initial focus of the international relief and recovery efforts being on humanitarian aspects of the disasters, attention slowly shifted to longer-term rehabilitation and reconstruction, where environmental issues came to the fore. (gdrc.org)
  • I am inspired every day by my work with clients and colleagues dedicated to improving our environment-and by our shared goal of developing superior, technically sound solutions to some of our nation's most challenging environmental issues. (erg.com)
  • The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) provides a directory of environmental consultants as a service to Michigan business and residents. (michigan.gov)
  • 1987. Physiologically based pharmacokinetics and the risk assessment process for methylene chloride. (cdc.gov)