Human Health Articles & Analysis
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EPUK calls for consistency and clarity in approach to planning policy
EPIK recently responded to the draft National Policy Statement on Waste Water. In our response, we called on Government departments to take a more integrated approach to planning policy, and called for more consistency in the process being set out in National Policy Statements. We also asked for greater emphasis on the potential for development impact on human health and well being, alongside ...
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EPA Announces New Human Health Research Web Site
EPA's Human Health Research Program launched a new Web site on the latest information on its research to protect public health. The program's science looks at such questions as why some people are more sensitive to pollution and how exposure to chemicals affects people's health. The site is designed for the general public as well as for the scientific community. 'The best decisions are informed ...
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3rd Annual NEHA Excellence in Sustainability Award
There is no greater threat to human health and wellbeing than the current environmental crisis the world faces. It has the potential to supersede and overtake all previous public health threats. Thus, there is a great need for environmental health professionals to make sustainability a priority. Do you or your organization demonstrate practices that exemplify outstanding creativity or ...
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ECHA proposes 15 substances for authorisation
15 substances of very high concern (SVHCs) are recommended to be added to the REACH Authorisation List. These substances were prioritised from the Candidate List because they are used in high volumes and have widespread uses which may pose a threat to human health or the environment or can potentially be used to replace substances which are already on the Authorisation List. ECHA's sixth ...
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Bisphenol A: EFSA consults on assessment of risks to human health
EFSA is launching a public consultation on its draft assessment of the human health risks posed by exposure to bisphenol A (BPA). The Authority has undertaken a comprehensive review of scientific literature and previous risk assessments from expert bodies on BPA. All stakeholders and interested parties are invited to comment on the document through an online public consultation that runs until ...
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New Biocides Regulation improves human health and environmental protection
A new Regulation on biocidal products applying from 1st September will significantly increase the safety and simplify the authorisation procedure of biocides used and placed on the market in the EU. Biocides are chemicals used to suppress harmful organisms such as pests and germs (i.e. moulds and bacteria), including insect repellents, disinfectants and industrial chemicals like anti-fouling ...
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Insilico collaborates with Boehringer Ingelheim on AI system for target discovery
Insilico Medicine is pleased to announce that it has entered into a research collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim to utilize Insilico's generative machine learning technology and proprietary Pandomics Discovery Platform with the aim of identifying potential therapeutic targets implicated in a variety of diseases. "Insilico Medicine is very impressed with the Research Beyond Borders group at ...
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$25,308 grant to Iowa public broadcasting for environmental education
EPA Region 7 has awarded Iowa Public Broadcasting an environmental education grant totaling $25,308. This is one of six grants being awarded to schools, universities and organizations in the Agency’s four-state region to fund the development of new environmental education projects. The execution of these environmental education projects will further EPA’s commitment to protecting ...
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New grants to measure progress of environmental programs in protecting human health
EPA has awarded 10 grants totaling $5 million to universities, state departments of public health and one research institute to develop a new generation of markers or indicators that measure progress in environmental programs in protecting human health. The new projects were awarded through EPA’s Science To Achieve Results research program, and will help environmental managers evaluate the ...
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EPA awards contracts to U.S. companies to screen chemicals for human health impacts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ToxCast chemical screening program has awarded contracts to four United States-based companies to test up to 10,000 chemicals for potential toxicity to people and the environment. ToxCast is designed to determine how chemical exposures affect human health. When fully implemented, ToxCast will be able to screen thousands of chemicals in fast, ...
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Individual non-methane VOCs have large impacts on human health
Emissions of non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) can have damaging effects on human health. New research has now revealed that only three substances out of a large number of NMVOCs are responsible for almost all damaging effects on human health. Air pollution policies should be designed to target these substances specifically, rather than overall NMVOC emissions, the researchers ...
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Norovirus Outbreaks Impact Both Human Health and Businesses
An article published this year in USA Today described a double outbreak of the norovirus on a single cruise ship providing vacation trips departing that departed from San Francisco to Alaska. Both outbreaks occurred on the 2,000 passenger luxury cruise ship in May. On the first voyage over 140 passengers and crew became ill with norovirus symptoms. The second cruise, which departed 10 days ...
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Safeguarding human health from the effects of mercury
Mercury is widely considered to be among the highest priority environmental pollutants of concern on the global scale. Although occupational exposure to inorganic mercury is a continuous problem, possible effects on broader sections of the population resulting from widespread dispersal of mercury in the environment has become a major concern in recent years. Mercury has been targeted by agencies ...
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Portland receives $100K EPA grant to improve environmental health for Citizens (ME)
With the help of a $100,000 grant from EPA, the City of Portland will address local environmental issues, including to implement EPA strategies for reducing exposures to local toxic pollutants. The grant is part of EPA’s Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program. CARE is an initiative to help community groups identify and address the critical environmental health issues in ...
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EPA seeks D.C.-area seventh graders for summer program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for current seventh-grade students in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to participate in a unique six-week summer environmental education program. Schools may nominate up to three seventh-grade students to participate in the 2011 Student Environmental Development Program, which focuses on environmental education, leadership ...
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EPA seeks Philadelphia-area students for summer program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for current seventh-grade students in the Philadelphia metropolitan area to participate in a unique six-week summer environmental education program. Schools may nominate up to three seventh-grade students to participate in the 2011 Student Environmental Development Program, which focuses on environmental education, leadership ...
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EPA seeks Baltimore-area seventh graders for summer program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for current seventh-grade students in the Baltimore metropolitan area to participate in a unique six-week summer environmental education program. Schools may nominate up to three seventh-grade students to participate in the 2011 Student Environmental Development Program, which focuses on environmental education, leadership ...
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EC Requests Scientific Opinion on UV-Filter HAA299 (Nano)
On November 2, 2020, the European Commission (EC) requested a scientific opinion from the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) on the ultraviolet (UV) filter HAA299 (nano) (chemical name “2-(4-(2-(4-Diethylamino-2 hydroxy-benzoyl)-benzoyl)-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-phenyl)-(4-diethylamino-2-hydroxyphenyl)-methanone”). According to the EC’s request, the applicant seeks to ...
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EUON Publishes Results of Study on What EU Citizens Think about Nanomaterials
The European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) announced on November 16, 2020, the results of a study on how citizens perceive nanomaterials and their potential risks to human health and the environment. According to EUON, the study found that general awareness about the nature, characteristics, and properties of nanomaterials is low. EUON notes that the level of awareness has ...
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African officials agree to reduce environmental threats to health
African health and environment ministers attending a United Nations-sponsored conference which concluded this week in Gabon have agreed to form an alliance to try to reduce environmental threats to human health and well-being. The Libreville Declaration, named after the Gabonese capital where the four-day conference was held, commits governments in the region to take measures to stimulate the ...
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