this paper utilises the modified folchi method to assess the environmental impact of coal washing plant, alborz sharghi, north-east iran. in this study, the number of factors designed in the method was slightly modified by focusing on the environmental impact of coal washing operations. in addition, few other factors were designed and added to the previous factors. then, twenty-one values of en...

Scientifically valid exposure assessment is crucial to risk assessment, risk management, and prevention of environmental disease. Scientists have used three tools to assess exposure: exposure history/questionnaire, environmental monitoring (including personal monitoring), and biological monitoring. Combinations of these tools usually provide the exposure information needed to meet objectives of...

Chemical industry parks in China are considered high-risk areas because they present numerous risks that can damage the environment, such as pollution incidents. In order to identify the environmental risks and the principal risk factors in these areas, we have developed a simple physical model of a regional environmental risk field (ERF) using existing dispersal patterns and migration models. ...

Biopharmaceuticals are associated with the revolutionary treatment of various diseases, and according to European Medicines Agency, biopharmaceuticals derived from biological sources perceived not cause significant environmental risk. However, there is currently no broadly recognized definition or categorization despite fact that improved technology has made it possible modify them obtain more ...

background: work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wrmsds) are considered a major factor in health problems, human injuries, and loss of work time. the aim of the present study was to assess the risk of musculoskeletal disorder (msd) and evaluate the prevalence of msd among female hairdressers.   materials and methods: in this descriptive analytical study, the risk of msds was evaluated in 172...

D. A. Andow* and Claudia Zwahlen Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 219 Hodson Hall, St Paul, MN 55108, USA *Correspondence: E-mail: [email protected] Abstract By the end of the 1980s, a broad consensus had developed that there were potential environmental risks of transgenic plants requiring assessment and that this assessment must be done on a case-by-case basis, taking into acco...