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Background Biocides not only kill pathogens that are targeted, but can also kill non-pathogens. This can have undesirable side-effects for human health and the environment. Such risks have yet to be sufficiently investigated for most biocides on the EU market because in different environmental compartments (e.g. soil, groundwater and air) active substance ...
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The main objective of this research proposal is to identify and elaborate those characteristics of ENM that determine their biological hazard potential. This potential includes the ability of ENM to induce damage at the cellular, tissue, or organism levels by interacting with cellular structures leading to impairment of key cellular functions. These adverse effects may be mediated by ENM-induced a ...
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Background Nanomaterials are increasingly being developed for a range of industrial uses. However, there is a lack of standardised methods for estimating the release of nanomaterials to the different environmental compartments - air, water, soil – during the various stages of any nanotechnology-enabled product’s lifecycle. Current legislation for chem ...
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Background Manufacturing and use of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) is one of the fastest growing areas of economic activity in Europe. It is one of the most important industrial sectors regarding commerce and employment in the Spanish Basque Country. However, this creates important challenges, since the waste coming from this sector is also gro ...
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