Sentences with phrase «potential risk to humans»

And all of the characteristics must be considered in terms of their potential risk to humans.

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.

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.

A recent re-analysis of the drug's safety suggests that there could be potential risk to human health.

Study authors suggested choosing organic produce was linked to decreased risk of developmental issues - going as far as to say that the «potential risks to human health are largely avoided» when organic is favoured.

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.

Similarly, it was no less a scientifically - enlightened organisation than the British Medical Association (BMA) who wrote, in 2004 that, «of all the available research is that there is very little potential for GM foods to cause harmful health effects», but that «research is still needed in key areas to allay remaining concern about the potential risks to human health and the environment».

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The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a non-profit based in Massachusetts, has identified a number of potential risks posed by such crops, ranging from introducing new allergens to the food supply to increasing antibiotic resistance in humans and animals.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

We are somewhat more explicit about recognising the potential human cost of financial instability in terms of financial distress and unemployment and are more attuned to the behavioural risks associated with risk cultures and financial innovations.

The fundamental human polarity is between separation and union, between the risk of moving into the future to become one's potential self and the risk of returning to the womb of the past and of conformity.

For one thing, the beans contain a substance that behaves very much like estrogen in the human body — which has the potential to increase cancer risks, as well as contribute to developmental problems in children.

According to Josimar, upon hearing from Bayern, chancellor Angela Merkel's government tasked Human Rights Watch researchers about potential implications that could arise from a deal, and the group responded that one would pose «a serious risk to the club's reputation.»

However, as with all outbreaks HNBANA continually monitors the latest research on potential risks in order to maintain a safe supply of donor human milk.

The NIH fired SI, citing potential conflicts of interest, and an in - house staff prepared a second draft for the federal Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction.

When an infant is not feeding at the breast, it is important that the principal goal be to help them receive the benefits of human milk.Medela has taken into consideration the potential risks and logistical challenges that NICUs face and gives NICU professional caregivers an overview of evidence - based logistical procedures for handling human milk in the NICU, and of how Medela's solutions can support and help to standardise this human milk pathway.

In the Lactation subsection, the Risk summary will summarize what is known and unknown about the amount of drug likely to be present in human milk and any potential effect on breastfeeding infants.

Years later, in 2007, the EPA concluded that there were «potential human health risks» from drinking - water contamination, as well as risks to birds and other wildlife.

So far they have mapped the natural geologic stresses throughout Oklahoma and Texas — the states with the largest populations at risk from human - induced quakes — and have discovered that only a fraction of faults hold the potential to slip in the presence of moderate pressure increases.

The brochures contain information about toxicology, pharmacology, and animal safety studies used to determine the potential risk a particular therapy may pose to humans, but they also include efficacy studies done in animal models to demonstrate a therapy's potential benefit.

This past summer, the Natural Resources Defense Council persuaded the agency to launch a criminal investigation of Syngenta for suppressing data on the herbicide's potential risks to the environment and to human health.

«Potential flu pandemic lurks: Influenza viruses circulating in pigs, birds could pose risk to humans.»

Research about predation risk has the potential to inform human choices about which landscapes can be allowed to harbor dangerous animals.

In the meantime, we need to keep studying not only how the ticks are adapting but also understand how the pathogens associated with these ticks are changing and the potential for elevated risk for humans and animals.»

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.

BTB is of global concern for multiple reasons — the economic impact on animal production, the potential spread to wildlife, and the risk of transmission to humans.

The authors of this new research paper analysed data and models from the USEPA's updated global non-CO2 GHG mitigation assessment to investigate the potential for GHG reductions from agricultural emissions from seven regions globally, offsetting costs against social benefit of GHG mitigation (e.g. human health, flood risk and energy costs).

Stricter safety procedures and new ways to weaken pathogens to reduce their risks are leading investigators in industry, universities, and government to take a new look at human challenge trials, which offer a powerful tool for studying diseases and potential therapies.

In a recent study, University of Missouri researchers found that these particles could pose a potential health risk to humans and the environment.

«Our work highlights the fact that we need to test the effects of potential endocrine disrupting chemicals in both rat and human cells to be able to accurately predict the risk,» said Professor Habert.

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.

Without proper safeguards, we risk letting synthetic organisms and their products out of the laboratory with unknown potential to disrupt ecosystems, threaten human health and undermine social, economic and cultural rights.

December 19, 2017 — NIH findings with potential for enhancing human health include understanding how dietary factors influence disease risk, combatting the epigenetic effects of outdoor air pollution, and methods to detect prions in blood and skin.

Antibodies generated in humans to DENV are of particular clinical relevance, because they have the potential during a subsequent infection to protect from or increase the risk of developing DHF.

Potential projects include identifying common pathways that modify retinal degenerative disease from a large collection of actively maintained mouse models; determining molecular networks implicated in pathological disruption of the retinal pigment epithelium; identifying molecular pathways that regulate postnatal ocular growth; and using mouse models to assess the pathogenic role of gene variants that increase the risk of age - related macular degeneration as identified by human genome - wide association studies.

Performing genetic studies in multiple human populations can identify disease risk alleles that are common in one population but rare in others, with the potential to illuminate pathophysiology, health disparities, and the population genetic origins of disease alleles.

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.

Elevated plasma TG levels represent a risk factor for CVD in humans, and an adjusted analysis of patients in the Framingham Heart Study suggests that each decrease of 1 mg / dl in plasma ApoC - III levels is associated with a 4 % decrease in CVD risk (11), further supporting the potential therapeutic benefit of suppressing plasma ApoC - III levels in humans to reduce CVD.

Access to accurate and useful data regarding potential hazards and risks is necessary for these programs to effectively protect human health and the environment, and provide for the responsible development and use of chemicals that are vital to everyday life.

Thus, even though sparrow - to - human transmission of H5N1 virus was never documented, such transmission is in theory possible and MRBs might indeed represent a potential risk for human and animal contamination.

Beyond the medical risks to the potential child, a number of long - standing ethical concerns exist regarding the possible practice of germline gene transfer in both human and nonhuman cases.

As human beings we are naturally risk adverse and potential readers like to know that others have previously read and enjoyed the book.

Human nature being what it is, investors will tend to focus on the more interesting «headline» part of that equation — the potential reward — while skimming over the «small print» — the associated risks.

Because of the potential risk to people, an unvaccinated exposed cat that has bitten or scratched a human should not normally be given either antiserum or vaccine, because it may mask signs of infection.

While there is no evidence of cat to human transmission, the Health Department is currently evaluating ACC staff, ACC volunteers, and persons who recently acquired cats from the Manhattan shelter to assess this potential risk.

As of 2015, there have been zero reports of humans contracting dog flu; although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely watching the virus for any dog - to - human potential, it's considered low - risk [source: CDC].

Based on pet nutrition research, Price vehemently opposes raw diets, which can expose humans to potential health risks such as salmonella.

This also poses a significant human health risk through the potential transmission of animal - borne diseases, such as rabies and cholera — and, of course, even more dangers to those who later choose to consume the meat.

For years, scientists have sounded the alarm about the potential health risks of Bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine - disrupting chemical that has been linked to reproductive problems and other issues in humans.

Because infected dogs excrete leptospires in their urine, dogs can pose a potential zoonotic risk to humans.