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Thanks to these systems, the water can be reused, minimising environmental risks and complying with the strictest regulations, with the ecological and economic benefits that this entails. ...
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Cosmetic Chelating Chemicals Chelating agents can help extend the shelf life of cosmetic products and minimize environmental risks. When used in combination with antioxidants such as tocopherols, chelating agents help protect valuable ingredients such as unsaturated oils. ...
October is recognized as Children’s Health Month by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other agencies and organizations. ...
Many patients treated in hospitals or staying in long-term care facilities have conditions that make them much more susceptible to infections due to microbial pathogens, including mold. Over the past last several years, a number of hospitals across the United States have had to temporarily close portions of their facilities due to the discovery of mold growth. In a high profile case in ...
Pesticide use, household and outdoor air pollution, mining hazards and other occupational and environmental risk factors cause almost one quarter of the world’s deaths, according to the World Health Organization. ...
Ensuring that children are not exposed to toxins and pollution or other environmental threats in their homes, in their schools, or anywhere else, is central to that work. ...
BrownFlynn’s Impact MappingSM is a holistic approach to identify social and environmental issues across the value chain and assess their importance to the business. ...
Much attention has been paid to genetics in breast cancer as disease rates rise, but most women have no family history of the disease, suggesting that there is an environmental risk we don’t yet understand, says environmental health scientist Laura Vandenberg in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of ...
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy and DC Mayor Vincent C. Gray will visit The Inspired Teaching School to bring attention to Children’s Health Month and highlight actions we can all take to educate and protect children from environmental health risks. Scientific research shows that children are ...
Tomorrow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy and DC Mayor Vincent C. Gray will visit The Inspired Teaching School to bring attention to Children’s Health Month and highlight actions we can all take to educate and protect children from environmental health risks. Scientific research shows that children are ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will sponsor training on the Student Curriculum: Recipes for Healthy Kids and a Healthy Environment. ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement valued at $55,000 with Destination Maui, Inc. for failing to notify its tenants about the potential presence of lead-based paint at eight properties located on Maui. ...
West advises his patients to take simple precautions to use a speakerphone or headset and always keep the phone off the body. “The science on the risks of cell phones is getting stronger since the City passed its important law. ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced it will award $31,482 to the American Lung Association of the Southwest (ALA SW) to work in Apache, Coconino and Navajo Counties, Ariz. to educate children with asthma and their caregivers on the importance of controlling indoor environmental asthma triggers. ...
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that Linn County, Iowa, Public Health will receive $29,985 for an asthma education program for health care providers, caregivers and asthma sufferers. ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that the Saint Elizabeth Foundation in Lincoln, Neb., will receive $29,989 to address asthma. ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that the St. Louis County Health Department will receive $30,000 for community-based asthma care for the Normandy School District. ...
The genomic and clinical resources generated by H3Africa investigators will facilitate studies of the environmental, cultural and genetic determinants of diseases that are important to Africans and other human populations." ...
Fortunately there are professionals that specialize in identifying these risks through environmental testing and site assessments. Environmental, IAQ and infection control personnel are tasked with preventing these potentially deadly infections from causing outbreaks. “The risks associated with healthcare acquired ...
An analysis of several studies shows that people with Parkinson’s disease have a significantly higher risk of melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer and the leading cause of death from skin diseases. ...