Toxicological effects of methyl ...

Sources of Hg -- Fate and Transport -- Health Effects -- Exposure Events and Studies -- Summary of Risk Assessments for MeHg -- Scientific Contro ...

Protecting data privacy in heal ...

Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1 INTRODUCTION 20 Privacy and Research 21 Health Services Research 25 Benefits of HSR 27 Risks of Harm from HSR 29 ...

DRI, dietary reference intakes ...

SUMMARY 1 What Are Dietary Reference Intakes?, 2 Approach for Setting Dietary Reference Intakes, 7 Nutrient Functions and the Indicators Used to Es ...

Clearing the Smoke : Assessing ...

Principles of harm reduction -- Historical perspective and lessons learned -- Products for tobacco exposure reduction -- The scientific basis for p ...

Musculoskeletal disorders and t ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 PART I: INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION 17 Charge to the Panel, 18 Background, 20 Approach to the Problem, 21 The Whole Person: ...

New horizons in health : an int ...

1. Introduction. The Context: Behavioral and Social Sciences at the National Institutes of Health. The Charge to the Committee. The Integrative Approa ...

Evaluating chemical and other a ...

SUMMARY 1 1 INTRODUCTION 11 Subcommittee Task 20 Organization of the Report 22 2 THE EVALUATIVE PROCESS: PART I. ASSESSING THE AVAILABLE DATA 24 ...

Tuberculosis in the Workplace

Contents Summary 1 1 Introduction 13 Risks to Health Care and Other Workers, 15 Overview of Report, 16 Responses to Resurgent Tuberculosis, 17 T ...

Envisioning the national health ...

1 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................19 Origins of the National Health Care Quality Report, 20 ...

Classifying Drinking Water Cont ...

Confronting chronic neglect : t ...

Introduction -- Defining the problem -- Current educational activities in the health professions -- Forces influencing health professionals' educat ...

Compensating for wetland losses ...

No Net Loss and the Section 404 Program -- The Committee's Task -- Outcomes of Wetland Restoration and Creation -- Five Wetland Functions -- Facto ...

Abrupt climate change : inevita ...

INTRODUCTION TO ABRUPT CHANGES IN THE EARTH'S CLIMATE -- Definition of Abrupt Climate Change -- Scientific Evidence, Processes, and Consequences for ...

The genomic revolution : unveil ...

Making the genome public : the American Museum of Natural History and the coming age of genomics / Michael Yudell and Rob DeSalle -- Genome science a ...

Occupational health and workpla ...

1 INTRODUCTION 3 Chemical Agent and Munitions Stockpile, 3 Call for Disposal, 5 Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program, 5 Chemical Weapons Convention ...

A modified baseline incineratio ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1 INTRODUCTION 6 Background, 6 National Research Council Involvement, 7 Statement of Task, 7 2 EXPERIENCE AT JACADS WITH MUST ...

The relative risks of school tr ...

Executive Summary.................................................................................1
Introduction .................................. ...

New tools for environmental pro ...

INTRODUCTION 1 1 Exploring New Tools for Environmental Protection 3 Thomas Dietz and Paul C. Stern 2 Changes in Pollution and the Implications for ...

Biosolids applied to land : adv ...

Abbreviations -- Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Biosolids management -- 3. Epidemiological evidence of health effects associated with biosolids ...

Acute exposure guideline levels ...

INTRODUCTION 1 ROSTER OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR ACUTE EXPOSURE GUIDELINE LEVELS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES 8 APPENDIX 1 PHOSGENE: ACU ...

Dietary reference intakes for e ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Introduction to dietary reference intakes -- Methods and approaches used -- Relationship of macronutrients and physical activi ...

Transportation management and p ...

Multicriteria decision-making model for sewlection of build-operate-transfer toll road proposals in the public sector / Abdulaziz Y. Ababutain and A. ...

The environment : challenges fo ...

SUCCESSES AND DISCOVERIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL SCIENCE 10 Analytical Capabilities, 10 Fundamental Chemical Science, 11 Models and Databases, ...

Improving the scientific basis ...

INTRODUCTION, BACKGROUND, AND TASK THE CHALLENGES OF MANAGING DOE’S EXCESS NUCLEAR 16 MATERIALS PLUTONIUM-239 SPENT DOE NUCLEAR FUEL CESIUM-137 AN ...

Scientific criteria to ensure s ...

1. Historical perspective on the use of food safety criteria and performance standards -- 2. The science of public health surveillance -- 3. Food sa ...