• Unless stated differently, the assessment in this briefing is based on the data provided by all countries in 2023. (europa.eu)
  • Rhizosphere samples were collected from experimental field sites to characterize microbial biodiversity and the responsiveness of different functional guilds, microorganism, nematodes and earthworms, to GM maize and potato. (europa.eu)
  • Recent papers have advocated the use of a similar approach to characterize the risk of the induction of skin sensitization by allergens of varying potency and potential for skin contact. (cdc.gov)
  • Almost half of the reporting countries have delivered these new assessments since 2021, although countries with legal obligations for repeated climate risk assessments are still an exception and a minority of countries are yet to produce their first national overarching assessment. (europa.eu)
  • Real-time spatial O2-sensing in 2D porous media to investigate conditions for anoxic micro-niches onset and microbial facultative metabolism trigger. (google.com.hk)
  • These results demonstrate differential sensitivity of standard cytotoxicity assessments on the PPP, thus (1) decoupling 'mitochondrial activity' as an interpretation of cellular formazan and Alamar Blue metabolism, and (2) demonstrating the implicit requirement for investigators to sufficiently verify interaction of these methods in routine cytotoxicity and proliferation characterization. (cdc.gov)
  • The session is aimed at collecting contributions focusing on local, regional, and global radioecological studies and the application of methods for the deterministic and/or stochastic assessment of health risks. (universityofgalway.ie)
  • Investigating Mobile Genetic Elements (Viromes and Plasmidome) and the Ecology of Microbial Community and Resistance Gene Reservoirs Towards Under. (usda.gov)
  • Specified Elective Courses" must exclusively be selected from amongst a list of courses within the categories of either "Pollution Control and Modeling", or "Molecular Ecology and Microbial Biotechnology", or "Socio-Ecological Sustainability" concentration areas. (boun.edu.tr)
  • With our professional knowledge of water reuse as well as with sharing experience and training practical capacities on risk and life cycle assessment, we will significantly contribute to reducing the pressure on natural water resources and building a more climate-resilient water management in the BSR. (kompetenzwasser.de)
  • Life Cycle Assessment of Struvite Precipitation from Anaerobically Digested Dairy Manure: A Wisconsin Perspective. (cdrf.org)
  • The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the struvite recovery process from the liquid portion of the anaerobically digested dairy cow manure generated in Wisconsin dairy farms using life cycle assessment methodology for both bench and farm scale scenarios. (cdrf.org)
  • Last, with data obtained from these studies, databases for the Life Cycle Assessment of construction materials can be improved. (springer.com)
  • In this project, a qualitative microbiological risk analysis is being conducted to determine the effect of using heating networks for domestic connections on the number of patients with L. pneumophila. (kwrwater.nl)
  • The tools will help the local stakeholders to determine their local need for water reuse, conduct a respective chemical and microbiological risk assessment and select a feasible environmental-friendly technology, among others. (kompetenzwasser.de)
  • Methodology: Amixed method approach was done with quantitative secondary data analysis of COVID-19 contacts traced, and qualitative assessment through Key Informant Interviews (KII) of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital staff involved in COVID-19 outbreak response during the period. (bvsalud.org)
  • Ethidium monoazide bromide quantitative polymerase chain reaction (EMA-qPCR) analysis revealed a 94.70% reduction in viable Legionella copy numbers in the SOPAS samples, while SODIS after 6 and 8 hrs yielded a 50.60% and 75.22% decrease, respectively. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Training and data analysis workshop in survey methodology in Côte d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, and Sumatra. (mpg.de)
  • It is designed to prepare students for careers in natural resource management and the analysis of environmental problems and policies. (mcgill.ca)
  • The study employed the WHO tool for COVID-19 capacity assessment and evaluated services for various diseases using descriptive analysis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Li AR (2017-continuing) Formation of Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs) from Soluble Microbial Products (SMPs) in Water Distribution Systems. (edu.au)
  • In this scenario, AMIGA project aimed to improve ERA process in Europe to reduce uncertainty in decision-making for the cultivation of GM plants by developing and verifying robust ERA methods, to increase confidence in the practicability of the EFSA ERA GD and to contribute to the development of more effective post-market environmental monitoring designs and risk mitigation procedures. (europa.eu)
  • To assess the potential risks due to GM crops for important pollinator species and their related ecosystem service, standardized sampling and testing methods suitable for ERA and long term monitoring in pollinator representative species, were established and evaluated. (europa.eu)
  • AMIGA contributed to the development and implementation of harmonized monitoring methods to gather quantitative baseline data for pollinator diversity in important crops before commercialisation of GM varieties. (europa.eu)
  • Historic definitions of microbial indicators, such as coliforms, have been tied to the methods used to measure them. (nationalacademies.org)
  • While they represent a relatively new approach to risk assessment for sensitizers, quantitative methods have been used for decades to support risk assess- ments for systemic toxicity. (cdc.gov)
  • As with other forms of toxicity, a quantitative assessment of risk for allergic skin reactions can be approached by identifying a NOAEL (no observed adverse effect level) and applying appropriate uncertainty factors. (cdc.gov)
  • Member States can also enhance their contribution to European food safety by submitting their scientific assessments to Food Risk Assess Europe (FRAE) , an open access journal of selected scientific articles from national food safety agencies across the EU. (europa.eu)
  • This study aims to construct a quantitative framework to assess biological production of hydrogen from agricultural residues in a country or region. (sharif.edu)
  • Develop, improve, calibrate, and validate model routines for nutrient management to assess environmental impacts, nutrient use efficiency, and economics at the farm scale. (usda.gov)
  • Therefore, measures of fire safety and the assessment of toxic effects of fires on humans, which are the key factors to assess fire hazards, have been researched in the last decades. (springer.com)
  • However, it is more and more recognized that there is also a need to assess the environmental impact of toxic compounds within fire effluents. (springer.com)
  • One of the most important provisions in the IHR is the obligation for all States Parties to establish core capacities to detect, assess, notify and report events, and to respond to public health risks and emergencies. (who.int)
  • The environmental risk assessment (ERA) framework has recently been reinforced by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), whose guidance document (GD) requires harmonized and efficient methodologies. (europa.eu)
  • The biggest effort made by the members of the Consortium was to shed light on contentious issues (e.g. receiving environments, non-target organisms, the role of statistical significance vs. biological relevance) with a scientifically sound approach and to help risk assessment and risk management activities in Europe for the years to come. (europa.eu)
  • This ressource combines the knowledge of several research fields, enriching the basic statistical theory of risk management by bringing together the special features of each area. (libguides.com)
  • Covers commonly-used statistical tools in Biology, Geography, and Environmental & Resource Science. (trentu.ca)
  • Environmental Biology : The process of formulating models of natural systems and confronting them with data, along with the necessary statistical computing skills. (mcgill.ca)
  • The potential to combine public health and environmental surveillance data with innovations in machine learning, statistical modeling, and data visualization has contributed to an emerging vision of precision public health, the idea that global health programs should use high-resolution data to guide interventions and direct scarce resources to those who would benefit most ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • 6 and 8 hrs) for their efficiency in reducing the level of microbial contamination in harvested rainwater. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For almost 40 years, Bonde's (1966) attributes of an ideal indicator have served as an effective model of how a fecal contamination index for public health risk and treatment efficiency should function ( Box 4-1 ). (nationalacademies.org)
  • Many of these released substances are not only potentially toxic to humans but also to flora and fauna, which renders fire and fire effluent not only able to cause incapacitation, injury or death in people but also a potentially potent environmental hazard [ 3 ]. (springer.com)
  • That is, because any gene can be triggered in an erroneous manner, every gene is potentially an AP gene that risks pathology, though level of risk varies according to constraint. (preprints.org)
  • Recently, several papers have been published supporting the use of an alternative, and potentially better, quantitative risk assessment approach. (cdc.gov)
  • Microbial water quality indicators are used in a variety of ways within public health risk assessment frameworks, including assessment of potential hazard, exposure assessment, contaminant source identification, and evaluating effectiveness of risk reduction actions. (nationalacademies.org)
  • The viral abatement of Xibornol (expressed as Log10 reduction - LR) was statistically significant under both clean and dirty environmental conditions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Carvajal Ortega, GEA (2013-2017) Reliability assessment for direct potable water recycling systems. (edu.au)
  • The PhD will investigate several important environmental issues from a societal perspective but at the same time model decisions by farmers on their use of agricultural land, and generate findings relevant for sustainable development and formulating policy. (lu.se)
  • Proteotypes are measured using custom methodology for high-throughput proteomics based on mass spectrometry. (ucsd.edu)
  • GradTrac is available to Biology majors with an option in Botany, Environmental Biology, Medical Sciences, Microbiology, or Zoology, and to Clinical Laboratory Science majors. (wiu.edu)
  • Majors are offered in Biology (with options in Botany, Environmental Biology, Microbiology, Zoology, Medical Sciences, and Science/Biology Teacher Education) and Clinical Laboratory Science leading to a Bachelor of Science degree. (wiu.edu)
  • Current WIU students must be in good standing (2.0 GPA or higher) to declare a major in the Botany, Environmental Biology, Medical Sciences, Microbiology, and Zoology options. (wiu.edu)
  • Differences in soil biodiversity across the European field sites were found leading to the conclusion that each rizosphere microbial community of maize and potato consisted of a local and geographically independent assemblages. (europa.eu)
  • Using amendment materials for P retention in soil is a promising strategy for environmental restoration and nonpoint source pollution management. (mdpi.com)
  • 2019. An assessment of the multifunctionality of integrated buffer zones in Northwestern Europe . (hutton.ac.uk)
  • The Institute offers graduate studies in M.S. and Ph.D. levels in the fields of Environmental Sciences and Environmental Technology. (boun.edu.tr)
  • Students with an engineering or pure sciences or social sciences background receive an M.S. or Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences or M.S. or Ph.D. in Social Environmental Sciences upon completion of the appropriate M.S. or Ph.D. program in Environmental Sciences. (boun.edu.tr)
  • A common interface for the AGRICOLA, TOXLINE, ESPM (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) databases with full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. (libguides.com)
  • Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc. (mcgill.ca)
  • This specialization integrates environmental sciences and decision making with the economics of environment and sustainable development. (mcgill.ca)
  • Baseline and lifetime alcohol consumption and risk of skin cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort (EPIC). (who.int)
  • Therefore, in this study, the risk assessment technique of pathogens was applied to a compound disaster of a large earthquake with a flood using the Tokyo Storm Runoff model and an evaluation method of the infection risk was proposed. (iieta.org)
  • Nonetheless, inadvertent exposures to environmental pathogens (e.g. (cdc.gov)
  • Robust disease surveillance is a cornerstone of global health efforts that range from detecting emerging pathogens and epidemics to the control or elimination of vaccine-preventable diseases, HIV, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) ( http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/9789241564540/en/ ) ( 2 - 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Emerging Organic Pollutants and Health Risks. (universityofgalway.ie)
  • In the wake of these discoveries, the United Nations has declared plastic pollution among the most critical emerging environmental issues of our time ( UNEP, 2016 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The most important biological attribute is a strong quantitative relationship between indicator concentration and the degree of public health risk. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Routine environmental sampling is not usually advised, except for water quality determinations in hemodialysis settings and other situations where sampling is directed by epidemiologic principles, and results can be applied directly to infection-control decisions. (cdc.gov)
  • Use of an infection-control risk assessment is strongly supported before the start of these or any other activities expected to generate dust or water aerosols. (cdc.gov)
  • Depending on the roof maintenance, leaves, animal faecal matter (which may contain chemicals such as phosphorous, nitrogen and trace elements) [ 4 ] and other debris particles, may also wash into the rainwater storage tank after a rain event and negatively affect the microbial quality of the tank water [ 4 - 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To facilitate the design and assessment of treatment trains for water reuse, KWB is supporting the development of an open source online tool for quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA). (kompetenzwasser.de)
  • I do this by improving our understanding of water treatment capabilities, water quality monitoring and risk management. (edu.au)
  • A 5-volume encyclopedia with bottom-up, resource-based vulnerability assessments of the societally and environmentally key resources of water, food, energy, human health and well-being, and ecosystem function. (sdu.dk)
  • Agricultural Economics : Conceptual and philosophical foundations of research methodology, and the procedural aspects of planning, designing and conducting research in applied economics. (mcgill.ca)
  • The overriding aim of this project is to analyse the economic and environmental trade-offs of policy interventions to promote the use of agricultural land for producing biomass to reduce the use of fossil-based fuels. (lu.se)
  • The purpose of this session is to encourage discussions and share practices and perspectives about the strategic progress of environmental geochemistry within the context of ongoing and future socio-environmental change. (universityofgalway.ie)
  • We are currently at a critical point in history, where environmental geochemistry has the potential to significantly shape the future of our planet, particularly in addressing global challenges in climate, health, and sustainability. (universityofgalway.ie)
  • Their expertise and foresight will guide an open discussion on the future of environmental geochemistry as a fundamental and applied scientific field. (universityofgalway.ie)
  • The session will primarily consist of invited keynote talks that will explore broad and strategic topics in environmental geochemistry. (universityofgalway.ie)
  • A key outcome of the session will be to collaboratively produce a highly influential perspective article on the role of environmental geochemistry in enabling sustainable and inclusive development paths. (universityofgalway.ie)
  • This collective effort will further solidify the session's contribution to the field of environmental geochemistry. (universityofgalway.ie)
  • Case rates for persons who are dually infected with HIV and M tuberculosis exceed the lifetime risk of persons with TB infection who are not infected with HIV. (medscape.com)
  • The process of quantitative risk assessment (QRA) (lifetime) animal study to account for these areas for chemicals thought to have a threshold for of extrapolation. (cdc.gov)
  • Viral genome was detected in 13.6 % of the environmental samples, but it was not infectious (Human Adenovirus - HAdV, and enterovirus). (bvsalud.org)
  • This is the first study revealing infectious HAdV in solid waste leachate and indicates a potential health risk for waste collectors. (bvsalud.org)
  • You will learn how to map the sea floor, conduct environmental impact assessments and use technologies, such as GIS, to analyse social inequality. (ulster.ac.uk)
  • Exploration of issues surrounding impact assessment for sustainable development in different sectors, including their limitations. (mcgill.ca)
  • Van Der Sluijs, J.P., Wardekker, J.A., 2015, Critical appraisal of assumptions in chains of model calculations used to project local climate impacts for adaptation decision support - The case of Baakse Beek, Environmental Research Letters, 10(4), doi:10.1088/1748-9326/10/4/045005. (wikipedia.org)
  • The struvite precipitation process involves the use of additional chemicals and energy, therefore, investigating upstream impacts are crucial to evaluate the environmental costs and benefits of this additional treatment process. (cdrf.org)
  • Future work should expand to evaluate the overall environmental impacts and tradeoffs of struvite recovery application including the anaerobic digestion system itself at the farm scale. (cdrf.org)
  • National climate risk assessments are increasingly used to inform adaptation policy development. (europa.eu)
  • NUSAP is a notational system for the management and communication of uncertainty in science for policy, based on five categories for characterizing any quantitative statement: Numeral, Unit, Spread, Assessment and Pedigree. (wikipedia.org)
  • Jos has a background in environmental technology and management. (kwrwater.nl)
  • What do we know about decision support systems for landscape and environmental management? (hutton.ac.uk)
  • Journal of Environmental Management , 337(117734). (ulaval.ca)
  • Journal of Environmental Management , 331(x), 117228. (ulaval.ca)
  • Christine Louise Berner, Roger Flage, 2016, Comparing and integrating the NUSAP notational scheme with an uncertainty based risk perspective, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 156, Pages 185-194. (wikipedia.org)
  • Kobayashi Y (2012-2016) Deeper and broader life cycle risk assessment - extending the frontier for hybrid methodologies. (edu.au)
  • Uncertainty assessment using the NUSAP approach: a case study on the EFoNAO tool. (wikipedia.org)
  • The first cally referred to as a `safety factor', but has more publications proposing a QRA methodology were recently been referred to as an `uncertainty factor' focused on the safety of food additives (1, 2). (cdc.gov)
  • The infection risks of the norovirus and cholera vibrio were calculated quantitatively using the Kanda River basin as the study area. (iieta.org)
  • The recipients of this information must be interested enough in what we are trying to expose, the Human-health risks, the Environmental risks and the plain, simple 'wrongness' that prevails. (rense.com)
  • This shift from emphasizing health risks to including health benefits from nature is reflected in international overview reports of interdisciplinary collaborations on NCH. (frontiersin.org)
  • This collaboration aimed at sharing responsibilities and coordinating global activities to address health risks at the animal-human-ecosystems interfaces ( 4 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • A multiplicative decomposition method was designed to forecast future production and Monte Carlo simulation was employed in the model to evaluate the risk of estimations. (sharif.edu)
  • Safety evaluations for chemicals which possess the ability to cause sensitization by skin contact have traditionally been done using an ad hoc comparative risk assessment technique. (cdc.gov)
  • Recent applications of NUSAP are in the field of climate science, hydrology, medical research and risk assessment. (wikipedia.org)
  • Help find solutions to issues that affect us all, like climate change, environmental hazards, conflict and social inequality, and sustainable development. (ulster.ac.uk)
  • So if you are interested in learning about the world in which we live and about pressing issues that affect us such as climate change, environmental hazards, conflict and social inequality, and sustainable development, then a geography degree is for you. (ulster.ac.uk)
  • KWB will prepare these solutions by jointly developing guidance on methodology and available tools. (kompetenzwasser.de)
  • Environmental Research. (ac.ir)
  • The Dairy Research Bulletin delivers a brief synopsis of the most current Human, Animal, and Environmental dairy research that is going on in the World, and also that which is of special interest to California dairy producers and consumers alike. (cdrf.org)
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research , x(x). (ulaval.ca)
  • 2005. Variation for neutral markers is correlated with variation for quantitative traits in the plant pathogenic fungus Mycosphaerella graminicola . (hutton.ac.uk)
  • Designed to explore the role of selected cellular and physiological systems in the maintenance of homeostasis in animals under varying environmental conditions, as well as the molecular basis of hereditary and environmental variation. (trentu.ca)
  • The identified challenges included problems with contact identification, delay in notification of results, refusal to disclose contacts by cases, contacts refusing to allow risk assessment, and health workers being overwhelmed by the task of contact tracing. (bvsalud.org)
  • Fire effluents are not the sole potential environmental hazard. (springer.com)
  • Scientific Opinion on the development of a risk ranking toolbox for the EFSA BIOHAZ Panel. (wikipedia.org)
  • 1995. Development of physiologically based pharmacokinetic and physiologically based pharmacodynamic models for applications in toxicology and risk assessment. (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of this project is to develop methodologies for a landscape approach for forested areas, demonstrate how synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services can be analyzed using this approach and highlight the advantages compared to business as usual approaches. (lu.se)
  • Environmental engineering requires sound knowledge and understanding of fundamental principles, but also an aptitude for creative thinking. (edu.au)
  • Environmental Biology : Principles and practice of Environmental Assessment (EA) in Canada and internationally. (mcgill.ca)
  • Estimates of levels posing minimal risk to humans (Minimal Risk Levels, MRLs) may be of interest to health professionals and citizens alike. (cdc.gov)
  • Estimates of exposure levels posing minimal risk to humans (MRLs) have been made, where data were believed reliable, for the most sensitive noncancer effect for each exposure duration. (cdc.gov)
  • The goal of the program is to prepare professional environmental scientists, engineers and researchers who can deal with the complexities of environmental problems, propose scientifically and economically meaningful solutions, develop recommendations for sound policies, and devise means to implement the policies adopted. (boun.edu.tr)
  • Develop models that can optimize policy instruments for balancing economic and environmental trade-offs for both farmers and society. (lu.se)
  • The purpose of stability testing is to provide evidence on how the quality of an active substance or pharmaceutical product varies with time under the influence of a variety of environmental factors such as temperature, humidity and light. (who.int)
  • An introduction to faculty staff members and laboratories in the Environmental Engineering. (kindai.ac.jp)
  • The experiments were carried out under two different environmental conditions, one with the addition of fetal bovine serum to simulate an in vivo condition (dirty condition) and the other without the addition of any organic substances (clean condition). (bvsalud.org)