We used data from nationally representative surveys conducted in the United States, Canada and Malta between 2008 and 2009 to answer three questions: Does the public believe that climate change
poses human health risks, and if so, are they seen as current or future risks?
Public Perceptions of Climate Change as a Human Health Risk: Surveys of the United States, Canada and Malta Abstract We used data from nationally representative surveys conducted in the United States, Canada and Malta between 2008 and 2009 to answer three questions: Does the public believe that climate change
poses human health risks, and if...
What about that «flawed» science that The Cornucopia Institute depended on when exposing concerns that food - grade carrageenan
poses human health risks as an inflammatory agent and possible carcinogen?
Scientists studying the aftermath of a massive coal - ash spill in North Carolina have discovered a byproduct of the fossil fuel that may
pose human health risks.
While these parasites are harmful for your dog, they also
pose a human health risk for very young children, elderly, or immune compromised people that come in contact with the dog.
Not exact matches
According to the U.S. Department of
Health and Public Services, a superfund site is «any land in the United States that has been contaminated by hazardous waste and identified by the EPA as a candidate for cleanup because it poses a risk to human health and / or the environment.&
Health and Public Services, a superfund site is «any land in the United States that has been contaminated by hazardous waste and identified by the EPA as a candidate for cleanup because it
poses a
risk to
human health and / or the environment.&
health and / or the environment.»
The jury may be out still on whether trace amounts of the popular herbicide glyphosate
pose health risks to
humans, but industry insiders predict mounting consumer fear about the possibility will pressure more food and beverage manufacturers in 2018 to...
Foods produced from genetically engineered crops don't
pose additional
health risks to
humans, a study concludes.
In addition, all Golden Rice field trials in the Philippines are conducted under permits issued by the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture (DA - BPI), the national regulatory authority in the Philippines for crop biotechnology R&D, after they established that the trials will
pose no significant
risks to
human health and the environment.
The field trials were permitted by the Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry (DA - BPI), the national regulatory authority in the Philippines for crop biotechnology research and development, after establishing that the trials will
pose no significant
risks to
human health and environment.
In its notice of decision dated March 16, 2018,
Health Canada declared that «changes made in this rice variety did not pose a greater risk to human health than rice varieties currently available on the Canadian market», further noting that «GR2E would have no impact on allergies, and that there were no differences in the nutritional value of GR2E compared to other traditional rice varieties available for consumption except for increased levels of provita
Health Canada declared that «changes made in this rice variety did not
pose a greater
risk to
human health than rice varieties currently available on the Canadian market», further noting that «GR2E would have no impact on allergies, and that there were no differences in the nutritional value of GR2E compared to other traditional rice varieties available for consumption except for increased levels of provita
health than rice varieties currently available on the Canadian market», further noting that «GR2E would have no impact on allergies, and that there were no differences in the nutritional value of GR2E compared to other traditional rice varieties available for consumption except for increased levels of provitamin A.
We help protect our Australia's productive industries, environment and
human health from pests and diseases by assessing the
risks they
pose, prioritising the pathways of entry and providing new technologies for surveillance and early response through sensor networks and autonomous platforms.
it doesn't fully address the difference between inorganic arsenic (which
poses a
health risk) vs. organic arsenic (which is not known to
pose a
health risk and is actually needed in low levels by the
human body as noted here).
Indeed, in February, SI
posed three basic questions about the nature of 7 - footers (population size, factors responsible for height, and
health risks) to the membership of the
Human Anatomy and Physiology Society.
Caustic soda has been approved for textile manufacturing by the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), and when handled and disposed of appropriately, this product should not
pose health risks to
humans.
Medical societies were warning that BPA's similarity to estrogens could disrupt the
human hormone system and
pose health risks, especially to fetuses and newborns.
A Superfund site is land that has been contaminated and
poses a
risk to the environment and / or
human health, per the United States Department of Health and Human Serv
human health, per the United States Department of Health and Human Ser
health, per the United States Department of
Health and Human Ser
Health and
Human Serv
Human Services.
A Superfund site is land that has been contaminated and
poses a
risk to the environment and / or
human health, per the
In practice, MRLs are set well below levels that
pose even a small
risk to
human health.
AAAS CEO Rush Holt urged the Trump administration on Tuesday to work with the scientific community to reduce the
risk climate change
poses to
human health and the environment, reiterating that climate change is real and its impacts are already evident.
Unbiased evidence is hard to come by, but the few peer - reviewed studies carried out indicate that the
risks fracking
poses to
human health and the environment are small.
«Numerous organisations have recognised that use of antibiotics in agriculture
poses risks to
human health,» says Avinash Kar, a San Francisco - based lawyer with the Natural Resources Defense Council, which initiated legal action last year to try to force the FDA to phase out the growth promoters.
Scientists must also learn how acrylamide is metabolized in the
human body and what
health risk it
poses.
However, Professor Holmes was also quick to emphasise that these fish viruses do not
pose a
risk to
human health and should be viewed as a natural part of virus biodiversity.
The existential threats could include species extinctions and major threats to
human water and food supplies in addition to the
health risks posed by exposing over 7 billion people worldwide to deadly heat.
In the Vet Record today, a team of researchers based in The Netherlands say these diets may be contaminated with bacteria and parasites, and as such may
pose a
risk to both animal and
human health.
Guest editor Paul Whaley of Lancaster University Environment Centre said: «When it comes to determining the
risk which chemicals
pose to
human health and the planet, scientists sometimes struggle to come up with a clear answer because there is no universally accepted system for weighing up the available evidence.
Meanwhile, USAID representatives say that, when used properly, the chemical
poses little
risk to the environment or to
human health.
BPA is no longer used in baby bottles and sippy cups in the United States, but the federal Food and Drug Administration has maintained the levels that may leach from canned goods into food do not
pose a
risk to
human health.
Under current rules, member states wishing to ban specific GM crops must present fresh scientific evidence that the crops
pose a
risk to
human health or the environment.
The public
health risk posed by these domestic HPAI outbreaks is considered low at this time, but it is possible that
human infections with these viruses may occur.
For the current study, researchers spiked soil with a mixture of PCBs at concentrations commonly found in soils and sediments — and which
pose a potential
risk to
human and environmental
health.
Such scaremongering is especially painful to me because even though I do not think that government - approved GMO foods
pose meaningful
health risks to consumers, and even though I believe strategic genetic engineering can be an important tool to ease
human suffering on our warming and resource - constrained planet, I share the concerns of many environmentalists about the homogenization and consolidation of the global food system — trends that are accelerated by the spread of industrially produced GMOs.
The sale of
human breast milk on the internet
poses serious
risks to infant
health and needs urgent regulation, argue experts in The BMJ today.
Researchers are already exploring the dangers that hitchhiking microbes from Earth would
pose to potential alien life, as well as the
risk of alien microbes to the
health of
human astronauts.
The test is increasingly used as a method of assessing substances — including drugs and cosmetics — that could
pose a potential
risk to
human or environmental
health by causing damage to DNA.
«Consumers often mistake «use by dates», which refer to highly perishable goods that
pose a
risk to
human health if consumed after a certain period, with «best before dates» which merely indicate a food's reduction in quality but not safety,» Hamilton and her colleagues wrote.
RISK - FREE: The makers of scanners claim that the amount of energy imposed on the human body poses no health risk to travel
RISK - FREE: The makers of scanners claim that the amount of energy imposed on the
human body
poses no
health risk to travel
risk to travelers.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) in Washington, D.C., yesterday held the first public meeting of a new committee of academic and industry researchers, tasked with forecasting what biotechnologies will emerge in the next 5 to 10 years, and what new types of
risk they might
pose to the environment or
human health.
Some researchers, however, have argued that exposing
humans to DDT
poses health risks.
Most nanotechnology
poses no new
risk to
human health or the environment, concludes a study commissioned by the UK government.
Mercury accumulation in fish
poses well - known
health risks to
humans and wildlife, but fish mercury levels are highly variable and key factors driving this variability remain unclear.
MCMH should not be swallowed and may readily cause skin and eye irritation but it is not known to
pose major
risks to
human health and safety.
«An EU Directive on e-cigarettes rules that: «except for nicotine, only ingredients are used in the nicotine - containing liquid that do not
pose a
risk to
human health in heated or unheated form».
The EU Tobacco Products Directive notes that e-liquids should not contain ingredients that
pose a
risk to
human health.
In a recent study, University of Missouri researchers found that these particles could
pose a potential
health risk to
humans and the environment.
«Multidrug - resistant bacteria from chickens
pose risk to
human health.»
The agency says the flowers
pose no
risk to the environment or to
human health, but GE organisms need special permits to be sold in the United States.
The two biologists note in their paper that while applications of MCR offer potential solutions to important problems in
health and
human welfare, it could also
pose serious potential
risks in the wrong hands.
The
health risks posed by PAHs are a real concern for
humans, because they can cause cancer, and the potential for exposure is increasing.