Publicaties
Health impact assessment of air pollution using a dynamic exposure profile: implications for exposure and health impact estimates Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Hasselt
In both ambient air pollution epidemiology and health impact assessment an accurate assessment of the population exposure is crucial. Although considerable advances have been made in assessing human exposure outdoors, the assessments often do not consider the impact of individual travel behavior on such exposures.
Population-based exposures to NO2 and O3 using only home addresses were compared with models that integrate all ...
Population-based exposures to NO2 and O3 using only home addresses were compared with models that integrate all ...
Selecting mixtures on the basis of dietary exposure and hazard data : application to pesticide exposure in the European population in relation to steatosis Universiteit Gent
Populations are exposed to mixtures of pesticides through their diet on a daily basis. The question of which substances should be assessed together remains a major challenge due to the complexity of the mixtures. In addition, the associated risk is difficult to characterise. The EuroMix project (European Test and Risk Assessment Strategies for Mixtures) has developed a strategy for mixture risk assessment. In particular, it has proposed a ...
Health impact assessment of air pollution using a dynamic exposure profile: implications for exposure and health impact estimates Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In both ambient air pollution epidemiology and health impact assessment an accurate assessment of the population exposure is crucial. Although considerable advances have been made in assessing human exposure outdoors, the assessments often do not consider the impact of individual travel behaviour on such exposures.
Population-based exposures to NO2 and O3 using only home addresses were compared with models that integrate all time-activity ...
Population-based exposures to NO2 and O3 using only home addresses were compared with models that integrate all time-activity ...
A high resolution spatiotemporal model for in-vehicle black carbon exposure : quantifying the in-vehicle exposure reduction due to the Euro 5 particulate matter standard legislation Universiteit Gent
Several studies have shown that a significant amount of daily air pollution exposure is inhaled during trips. In this study, car drivers assessed their own black carbon exposure under real-life conditions (223 h of data from 2013). The spatiotemporal exposure of the car drivers is modeled using a data science approach, referred to as microscopic land-use regression (mu LUR). In-vehicle exposure is highly dynamical and is strongly related to the ...
WHO/ILO work-related burden of disease and injury: Protocol for systematic reviews of occupational exposure to dusts and/or fibres and of the effect of occupational exposure to dusts and/or fibres on pneumoconiosis KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are developing a joint methodology for estimating the national and global work-related burden of disease and injury (WHO/ILO joint methodology), with contributions from a large network of experts. In this paper, we present the protocol for two systematic reviews of parameters for estimating the number of deaths and disability-adjusted life years ...
Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of biomarkers of exposure to phosphorus flame retardants in wastewater to monitor community-wide exposure Universiteit Antwerpen
Phosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers (PFRs) are increasingly used in consumer goods, from which they can leach and pose potential threats to human health. Monitoring human exposure to these compounds is thus highly relevant. Current assessment of exposure through analysis of biological matrices is, however, tedious as well as logistically and financially demanding. Analysis of selected biomarkers of exposure to PFRs in wastewater could ...
Dermal exposure determines the outcome of repeated airway exposure in a long-term chemical-induced asthma-like mouse model KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Exposure to diisocyanates is an important cause of occupational asthma (OA) in the industrialized world. Since OA occurs after long-term exposure to diisocyanates, we developed a chronic mouse model of chemical-induced asthma where toluene diisocyanate (TDI) was administered at two different exposure sites. OBJECTIVES: Evaluating the effect of long-term respiratory isocyanate exposure - with or without prior dermal exposure- on ...
WHO/ILO work-related burden of disease and injury: Protocol for systematic reviews of exposure to long working hours and of the effect of exposure to long working hours on alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorders KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are developing a joint methodology for estimating the national and global work-related burden of disease and injury (WHO/ILO joint methodology), with contributions from a large network of experts. In this paper, we present the protocol for two systematic reviews of parameters for estimating the number of deaths and disability-adjusted life years from ...
Long-term dietary exposure to lead in young European children: comparing a pan-European approach with a national exposure assessment Universiteit Gent
Long-term dietary exposures to lead in young children were calculated by combining food consumption data of 11 European countries categorised using harmonised broad food categories with occurrence data on lead from different Member States (pan-European approach). The results of the assessment in children living in the Netherlands were compared with a long-term lead intake assessment in the same group using Dutch lead concentration data and ...