If the times we live in have ushered in many constraints, they’ve also showcased an extraordinary surge in solidarity. Many research institutes, large groups or smaller companies have contributed through a range of remarkable actions. Here are just a few examples selected from Pollutec 2020 exhibitors.
Read articleStudying the links between health and the environment is nothing new. But it was only in 1989 that a definition of environmental health was proposed by the World Health Organization. Thirty years on, how does the land lie in this eminently cross-disciplinary topic?
Read articleEndocrine disruptors are frequently discussed but what exactly are they? And what is the current position from a research and regulatory perspective? Here’s some food for thought.
Read articleWater, air, food and the soil, workplaces, are all some of the many sources of human exposure to chemical and microbiological contaminants and physical agents, of which the effects on human health are becoming evident. As of 2004, Pollutec put forward Environmental Health as a major theme.
Read articleHaving dwindled for several years, there is now a certain resurgence in legionnaires’ disease. In Europe, for example, in 2017 alone no less than 9,238 cases were signalled, almost two-thirds of them in just four countries: Italy, France, Spain and Germany. France alone recorded a significant increase, with the number of cases rising from 1,218 […]
Read articleHealthcare establishments are equally affected by environmental issues Beyond their primary healthcare mission, healthcare establishments face many sustainable developmentchallenges: emissions into the air (chemical contaminants, electromagnetic radiation, etc.), water, energy and material consumption, waste and effluent production (including biomedical waste (DASRI), toxic waste, medicines, etc.), GHG emissions due to travel and transport (staff, patients, visitors, […]
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