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Presence of chlorinated paraffins in foodstuffs and intake of the belgian population
Publication Type: Non-peer reviewed scientific publication Authors: Laure Joly; Thomas J. McGrath; Franck Limonier; Giulia Poma; Jasper Bombeke; Raf Winand; Kevin Vanneste; Mirjana Andjelkovic; Els Van Hoeck; Adrian Covaci Source: LABINFO, FAVV, Volume 20 ...
An emetic Bacillus cereus outbreak in a kindergarten: detection and quantification of critical levels of cereulide toxin.
high-risk population groups. Health Topics: Food consumption and food safety Category: A1 FOS Classification: 3.03 Health sciences ...
Acrylonitrile exposure in the general population following a major train accident in Belgium: a human biomonitoring study.
chemicals derailed in the village of Wetteren (Belgium) and caused a leak of acrylonitrile (ACN). OBJECTIVES: To assess the human exposure to acrylonitrile in the local population with the highest ...
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in domestic sheep in Belgium.
infection in sheep in Belgium and confirms the high prevalence of Toxoplasma-specific IgG antibodies in the sheep population. Health Topics: Food consumption and food safety Category: A1 FOS ...
Pathways of human exposure to cobalt in Katanga, a mining area of the D.R. Congo.
Congo) revealed elevated cobalt (Co) exposure in the general population. This study was designed to identify the Co exposure routes for the non-occupationally exposed population in that area. The ...
Protocol of the PSYCHOTSH study: association between neonatal thyroid stimulating hormone concentration and intellectual, psychomotor and psychosocial development at 4-5 year of age: a retrospective cohort study.
could lead to a reassessment of the recommended cut-off levels of 5 > mU/L used for monitoring iodine status of the population. METHODS: In total, 380 Belgian 4-5 year old preschool children from ...
Association of physical activity, waist circumference and body mass index with subjective health among Belgian adults.
Questionnaire. RESULTS: In total, 3208 individuals (49.9% women) were included in the study. About 41.3% of the Belgian population did not meet the minimum recommendations for PA, whereas 24.8% of the population ...
Hair mercury and urinary cadmium levels in Belgian children and their mothers within the framework of the COPHES/DEMOCOPHES projects.
in children and their mothers in order to obtain European-wide comparison values on these chemicals. The Belgian participant population consisted in 129 school children (6-11 years) and their mothers ...
Dietary exposure of the Belgian adult population to non-dioxin-like PCBs.
metabolites, might initiate neurological, neuroendocrinological, immunological and carcinogenic effects. Dietary exposure of the Belgian adult population to ndl- PCB s was investigated in this study. Foods from ...
Transmission Dynamics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Pigs.
but not fully understood transmission potential in the pig population and is able to persist within that population. Although direct contact is probably the main route for MRSA transmission between ...