Sentences with phrase «potential effects on human health»

As with all new, innovative technologies, nanotechnology has attracted its fair share of controversy, garnering both steadfast advocates who tout its merits in revolutionizing healthcare, surveillance and materials and firm detractors who question its potential effects on human health and the environment.

Scientists are investigating the long - term impacts of toxic pollutants absorbed, transported, and consumed by fish and other marine life, including the potential effects on human health.

Some of the key concerns regarding spraying these particles into the atmosphere are not only the potential detrimental effects on Earth's climate, environment and natural systems, but also the potential effects on human health.

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Effect of feeding systems on omega - 3 fatty acids, conjugated linoleic acid and trans fatty acids in Australian beef cuts: potential impact on human health.

(See: The Potential Health Benefits Of Makapuno Coconut Byproduct) Previous studies done on coconut flakes and coconut flour have also shown that the dietary fiber of coconut can reduce cholesterol levels (e.g. see: The Cholesterol - Lowering Effect of Coconut Flakes in Humans with Moderately Raised Serum Cholesterol)

Chemicals with estrogenic activity «have been reported to have potential adverse health effects in mammals, including humans, especially in fetal and infant states,» says Dr. George Bittner, a professor of neurobiology at the University of Texas at Austin who has served on many National Institutes of Health phealth effects in mammals, including humans, especially in fetal and infant states,» says Dr. George Bittner, a professor of neurobiology at the University of Texas at Austin who has served on many National Institutes of Health pHealth panels.

NAMPA appears to imply that we should ignore advice such as this one issued on May 21st from Harvard's School of Public Health: «With increasing evidence of the potential harmful effects of BPA in humans, the authors believe further research is needed on the effect of BPA on infants and on reproductive disorders and on breast cancer in adults.»

«Despite some reductions in air pollutant emissions in Europe and North America, human health impacts from ozone are still a cause for concern across the world and are rising in parts of East Asia, with the potential for serious health effects on their populations,» said Zo?

In a recent review, researchers from the French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and University of Paris - Diderot compared the effects of six potential EDs on the function of rat, mouse and human fetal testis at comparable stages of their development.

The potential risks around sulfate aerosol solar geoengineering include alteration of regional precipitation patterns, its effects on human health, and the potential damage to Earth's ozone layer by increased stratospheric sulfate particles.

More research is needed in all areas of the potential benefits of probiotics, and although some of the early results are encouraging, more work is needed to fully understand probiotic's effects on human physiology and health.

In the past decades, potential adverse effects from EMF exposure on human health have been an important topic of research.

Dr. Casteels, ND offers a very topical analysis of the health effects of sunlight: effects on the human body's function including benefits, potential harms, and how to protect yourself from them.

At least 8 other national and international review committees have evaluated the evidence concerning potential health effects of rBGH on humans and dairy cows.

Data from human studies on adverse effects of consuming what may be considered as Functional Fibers (if suffi - cient data exist to show a potential health benefit) are summarized below under the particular fiber.

Tagaris, E., K. J. Liao, A. J. DeLucia, L. Deck, P. Amar, and A. G. Russell, 2009: Potential impact of climate change on air pollution - related human health effects.

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.