This section of the Framework provides an overview of how the principles for metals risk assessment apply to ecological risk assessments for terrestrial environments. Receptors typically considered in these assessments include soil invertebrates, plants, and wildlife species. Some assessments also examine effects on microbiota and soil processes. This section of the Framework builds on the info...

Background & Aims of the Study: Petrochemical industry is an important industry in the economic development of the country that causes employees have exposure with several kinds of contamination. The aim of this study was Semi-quantitative assessment of the health risk of occupational exposure to chemical materials and investigation of spirometry in...

testicular cancer is one of the commonest cancers in men of working age, and is increasing in incidence in europe and north america. one suggested mechanism of causation is that there is impaired differentiation of germ cells in the pre- or perinatal period, followed by malignant transformation in later life, possibly by a hormonal mechanism. endocrine disrupting chemicals (edcs) have been a ma...