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- 13:13, 15 May 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+718) . . Talk:Congestion charge (→3. Methods and premises)
- 12:37, 15 May 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+25,253) . . Talk:Congestion charge (→Materials that can be used: added chapter 9)
- 10:18, 15 May 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+8,831) . . Talk:Congestion charge (Adding English translation)
- 10:15, 15 May 2017 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m Talk:Congestion charge (→Materials that can be used)
- 08:01, 29 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+14) . . m User:Mikomiko (current)
- 07:59, 29 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-1,604) . . User:Mikomiko (Reset)
- 14:35, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+161) . . What happens if the human race presses the self-destruct button? (current)
- 14:33, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+217) . . Is environmental science just another religion? (current)
- 14:31, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+232) . . Should risk assessment be more transparent? (current)
- 14:30, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+231) . . Before we go on holiday which environmental health precautions should we take? (current)
- 14:28, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+255) . . Are inhabitants of different countries exposed to different risks? (current)
- 14:26, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+218) . . We are surrounded by risks but which of them should we take seriously?
- 14:23, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+223) . . How dangerous is it to use a mobile phone? (current)
- 14:21, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+194) . . Are electric lines and transformers dangerous? (current)
- 14:19, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+213) . . Why are animal experiments still needed? (current)
- 14:16, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+205) . . We breathe oxygen; it can’t be dangerous, can it? (current)
- 14:14, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+211) . . Is cancer more common today than it was in the past? (current)
- 13:37, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+229) . . Are most cancers caused by exposures to chemicals? (current)
- 13:34, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+129) . . Which type of radiation poses the greatest threat to our health? (current)
- 13:32, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+109) . . Which type of radiation poses the greatest threat to our health?
- 13:30, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+204) . . Mutagenesis, carcinogenesis and other scary words – what do they really mean? (current)
- 13:27, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+247) . . Are GM foods Frankenfoods? (current)
- 13:24, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+184) . . The precautionary principle – better safe than sorry? (current)
- 13:22, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+201) . . What do we mean by the term “life cycle analysis”? (current)
- 13:10, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+210) . . m Why are people afraid of dental amalgam? (current)
- 13:08, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . Can you lessen your own personal chemical burden? (current)
- 13:07, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+208) . . m Can you lessen your own personal chemical burden?
- 13:04, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+195) . . Why do different people rate different risks so differently? (current)
- 13:02, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+252) . . Why are experts usually so sceptical? (current)
- 12:55, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+171) . . What are the most common misconceptions about risks held by the man in the street? (current)
- 12:48, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+255) . . What is risk management? (current)
- 12:44, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+195) . . Are there problems in the present risk assessment practices? (current)
- 12:38, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+226) . . Which environmental factors increase my blood pressure? (current)
- 12:34, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+211) . . If we care about our environment, should we all be vegetarians? (current)
- 12:30, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+199) . . Does environmental protection also mean improved health? (current)
- 12:28, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+215) . . Is it safe to live close to polluted land? (current)
- 12:26, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+205) . . What was the impact of the Chernobyl disaster in Europe? (current)
- 12:22, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+192) . . Which type of energy production is friendliest to human health? (current)
- 12:19, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+209) . . Is clean energy from biomass a myth? (current)
- 12:17, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+179) . . Does it make sense to burn our domestic waste in power stations? (current)
- 12:15, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+228) . . Should we compost all our household waste? (current)
- 12:12, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+198) . . Down the drain – is it a case of out of sight, out of mind? (current)
- 12:06, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+236) . . Environmental equilibrium and chemicals – impossible or not? (current)
- 12:00, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+218) . . Indigenous populations live in harmony with their environment, don’t they? (current)
- 11:56, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+213) . . Why is it worth investing in environmental protection? (current)
- 11:24, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m Arsenic to zoonoses/Contents
- 11:23, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+7) . . Arsenic to zoonoses/Contents
- 11:22, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-2) . . Arsenic to zoonoses/Contents (→A favourite of children – and some adults too)
- 11:22, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-2) . . Arsenic to zoonoses/Contents (→Is man defiled by what goes into his mouth?)
- 11:21, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+24) . . Arsenic to zoonoses/Contents
- 11:18, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+213) . . How do air fresheners really work? (current)
- 11:16, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+172) . . Legionnaires’ disease – why should I worry, I’m not in the Foreign Legion? (current)
- 11:12, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+195) . . What happens when a building suffers moisture damage? (current)
- 11:09, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+200) . . Is asbestos still a problem today? (current)
- 11:05, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+143) . . Do our recreational pastimes require special ventilation systems? (current)
- 10:59, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . How can a building become sick? (current)
- 10:58, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+205) . . m How can a building become sick?
- 10:56, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Do we need to monitor the quality of the air in our homes? (current)
- 10:55, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+137) . . Do we need to monitor the quality of the air in our homes?
- 10:53, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+183) . . Is there radiation in my home? (current)
- 10:52, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+161) . . Can environmental cigarette smoke cause lung cancer? (current)
- 10:48, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+176) . . Benzene – isn’t it only found in chemistry sets? (current)
- 10:45, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+182) . . Is formaldehyde another type of formalin? (current)
- 10:33, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+189) . . Climate change – will it affect our health? (current)
- 10:21, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+210) . . Should we go back to heating our homes with wood-burning stoves? (current)
- 10:10, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+174) . . Ozone – I thought it was the hole in the ozone layer that we need to worry about? (current)
- 10:01, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+238) . . Can the air go up in flames? (current)
- 09:59, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+152) . . People don’t die of carbon monoxide poisoning any more – do they? (current)
- 09:53, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+193) . . What’s wrong with the air in our cities? (current)
- 09:50, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+173) . . Should solariums carry a health warning? (current)
- 09:44, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+176) . . A healthy suntan – or is it? (current)
- 09:42, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . m Is allergy more common today? (→Future strategies?) (current)
- 09:42, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+173) . . Is allergy more common today?
- 09:37, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+157) . . Can noise cause true health problems? (current)
- 09:34, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+212) . . How safe are detergents? (current)
- 09:31, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+153) . . Should we have antibiotic chemicals present in everyday domestic items? (current)
- 09:29, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+218) . . Are cosmetics chemicals? (current)
- 09:27, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+181) . . Are people too clean for their own good? (current)
- 09:24, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+185) . . What are children’s waterproof clothes made of? (current)
- 09:20, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+211) . . Can you catch toxoplasmosis from cat litter? (current)
- 09:14, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+213) . . Is impregnated wood safe in my garden or children’s playground? (current)
- 09:06, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+213) . . How does the environment affect the child in the womb? (current)
- 09:04, 9 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+218) . . Can even a child’s toy be dangerous? (current)
- 13:20, 8 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+187) . . What if alcohol were treated as a chemical contaminant in food? (current)
- 13:18, 8 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+215) . . Is it safe to eat wherever it’s convenient? (current)
- 13:16, 8 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+187) . . Isn’t it safe to eat everything that grows naturally? (current)
- 13:11, 8 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+252) . . Should we only eat “organic” products? (current)
- 13:09, 8 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+196) . . The whole field was brown-coloured; should you even go near it let alone eat anything growing there? (current)
- 13:06, 8 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+240) . . If this kills insects, what effect is it having on me? (current)
- 13:05, 8 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+198) . . Is mercury a quicksilver bullet or a slow poison? (current)
- 13:02, 8 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+220) . . Are heavy metals still a problem today? (current)
- 13:00, 8 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+196) . . What are the hormonal disrupters? (current)
- 12:57, 8 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . What on earth is PBDE? (current)
- 12:56, 8 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+173) . . What on earth is PBDE?
- 12:53, 8 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+186) . . Are the PCB compounds really super-poisons? (current)
- 12:50, 8 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+176) . . Are the dioxins the most dangerous chemicals in our environment? (current)
- 12:47, 8 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+206) . . Where do the dioxins come from? (current)
- 12:44, 8 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+175) . . The dirty dozen – not just an old movie? (current)
- 14:00, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+181) . . Why not re-freeze thawed out frozen food? (current)
- 13:57, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+5) . . May even our cooking habits hurt us? (current)
- 13:56, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+204) . . May even our cooking habits hurt us?
- 13:53, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+173) . . Should we be concerned about the amounts of additives in our diet? (current)
- 13:40, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+202) . . What is really dangerous in our diet? (current)
- 13:37, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+162) . . Blind drunk – or dead drunk? (current)
- 13:35, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Fluoride – friend or foe? (current)
- 13:34, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+184) . . Fluoride – friend or foe?
- 13:33, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+205) . . Are we starting to glow from the uranium in our environment? (current)
- 13:10, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+186) . . Arsenic in the drinking water – reminiscent of the movie “Lavender and old lace”? (current)
- 12:19, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+251) . . Does aluminium cause dementia? (current)
- 12:02, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+167) . . Are blue-green algae a risk to your life or at least to your liver? (current)
- 12:00, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+186) . . Does water chlorination cause cancer? (current)
- 11:58, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+208) . . What is safe to drink? (current)
- 11:55, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+168) . . Are the risks of the domestic and the workplace environments different? (current)
- 11:20, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+204) . . Is it more dangerous for us than for our ancestors? (current)
- 11:17, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-41) . . What is a “chemical” after all? (current)
- 11:16, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-70) . . Is expert jargon just a way to confuse the man in the street? (current)
- 11:16, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-98) . . What is the wisdom in “It’s the dose that determines that a thing is not a poison”? (current)
- 11:15, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+101) . . What is the wisdom in “It’s the dose that determines that a thing is not a poison”?
- 11:14, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+182) . . What is the wisdom in “It’s the dose that determines that a thing is not a poison”?
- 11:12, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-55) . . Is it the final straw that breaks the camel’s back? (current)
- 11:09, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+309) . . Is expert jargon just a way to confuse the man in the street?
- 11:05, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+47) . . Is it the final straw that breaks the camel’s back?
- 11:04, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+149) . . Is it the final straw that breaks the camel’s back?
- 11:01, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+24) . . Template:Arsenic
- 10:59, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+1,549) . . N Here a risk, there a risk, everywhere risks, risks! (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Chapters in this heading: * Are there problems in the present risk assessment practices? * What is risk management? * [[What are the most common misconception…') (current)
- 10:53, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+980) . . N How to protect our common environment? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Chapters in this heading: * Why is it worth investing in environmental protection? * [[Indigenous populations live in harmony with their environment, don’t they…') (current)
- 10:48, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+1,148) . . N The air that we breathe (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Chapters in this heading: * What’s wrong with the air in our cities? * People don’t die of carbon monoxide poisoning any more – do they? * [[Can the air…') (current)
- 10:45, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+783) . . N A favourite of children - and some adults too (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Chapters in this heading: * Can even a child’s toy be dangerous? * How does the environment affect the child in the womb? * [[Is impregnated wood safe in my…') (current)
- 10:41, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+1,647) . . N Is man defiled by what goes to his mouth? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Chapters in this heading: * What is safe to drink? * Does water chlorination cause cancer? * [[Are blue-green algae a risk to your life or at least to your li…') (current)
- 10:36, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+502) . . N Perception of the risks around us (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Chapters in this heading: * Is it the final straw that breaks the camel’s back? * Is expert jargon just a way to confuse the man in the street? * [[What is …') (current)
- 10:32, 6 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1,055) . . What is a “chemical” after all?
- 11:29, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+14) . . What is a “chemical” after all?
- 10:12, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-13) . . What happens if the human race presses the self-destruct button?
- 10:11, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m Is environmental science just another religion?
- 10:11, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m Before we go on holiday which environmental health precautions should we take?
- 10:10, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m Are inhabitants of different countries exposed to different risks?
- 10:09, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . We are surrounded by risks but which of them should we take seriously?
- 10:08, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m How dangerous is it to use a mobile phone?
- 10:07, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m Are electric lines and transformers dangerous?
- 08:46, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+14) . . Why are animal experiments still needed?
- 08:33, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+14) . . We breathe oxygen; it can’t be dangerous, can it?
- 08:32, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+15) . . Is cancer more common today than it was in the past?
- 08:22, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-67) . . Are most cancers caused by exposures to chemicals?
- 08:16, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Which type of radiation poses the greatest threat to our health?
- 08:15, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-3) . . Which type of radiation poses the greatest threat to our health?
- 08:13, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m Are GM foods Frankenfoods?
- 08:12, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Why are people afraid of dental amalgam?
- 08:12, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . Can you lessen your own personal chemical burden?
- 08:11, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m What are the most common misconceptions about risks held by the man in the street?
- 08:10, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m Are there problems in the present risk assessment practices?
- 08:10, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m Which environmental factors increase my blood pressure?
- 08:09, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m If we care about our environment, should we all be vegetarians?
- 08:08, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m Is it safe to live close to polluted land?
- 08:08, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m What was the impact of the Chernobyl disaster in Europe?
- 08:06, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Mutagenesis, carcinogenesis and other scary words – what do they really mean?
- 08:04, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . Are GM foods Frankenfoods?
- 08:02, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+14) . . The precautionary principle – better safe than sorry?
- 08:01, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . What do we mean by the term “life cycle analysis”?
- 08:00, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-2) . . m Why are people afraid of dental amalgam?
- 07:59, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . Why are people afraid of dental amalgam?
- 07:56, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+7) . . Can you lessen your own personal chemical burden?
- 07:55, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Why do different people rate different risks so differently?
- 07:54, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m Why are experts usually so sceptical?
- 07:54, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . What are the most common misconceptions about risks held by the man in the street?
- 07:53, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+11) . . What are the most common misconceptions about risks held by the man in the street?
- 07:50, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . What is risk management?
- 07:49, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+51) . . Are there problems in the present risk assessment practices?
- 07:46, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Which environmental factors increase my blood pressure?
- 07:44, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . If we care about our environment, should we all be vegetarians?
- 07:43, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Does environmental protection also mean improved health?
- 07:42, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Is it safe to live close to polluted land?
- 07:42, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . Is it safe to live close to polluted land?
- 07:41, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . What was the impact of the Chernobyl disaster in Europe?
- 07:40, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Which type of energy production is friendliest to human health?
- 07:39, 5 July 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . Is clean energy from biomass a myth?
- 14:45, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m Does it make sense to burn our domestic waste in power stations?
- 14:45, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m Does it make sense to burn our domestic waste in power stations?
- 14:44, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+6,699) . . N Does it make sense to burn our domestic waste in power stations? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} In central Europe, most of the municipal waste is incinerated, because it is difficult to find land for dumpsites, and there are large municipalities. This used to c…')
- 14:37, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+7,392) . . N Should we compost all our household waste? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Waste treatment is one of the most typical sources of disagreement in societies, with composting being perhaps the most controversial. There are those who are ferven…')
- 14:29, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+5,827) . . N Down the drain – is it a case of out of sight, out of mind? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} One of the problems of the modern human being is his/her restricted view of the world. Waste water is very good example. Waste water, once it has disappeared down th…')
- 14:27, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+121) . . Environmental equilibrium and chemicals – impossible or not?
- 14:25, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+44) . . Environmental equilibrium and chemicals – impossible or not?
- 14:21, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+7,429) . . N Environmental equilibrium and chemicals – impossible or not? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} I have taken several examples from Rachel Carson’s book Silent spring. One of the examples deals with an attempt in the 1950s to save the forests from pests such a…')
- 14:18, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Indigenous populations live in harmony with their environment, don’t they?
- 14:17, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+7,548) . . N Indigenous populations live in harmony with their environment, don’t they? (Created page with ''''Utopias''' Pioneers and indigenous populations are often thought to represent living examples to others of understanding and respecting the rules of Mother Nature. One place …')
- 14:04, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+7,556) . . N Why is it worth investing in environmental protection? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} I asked a close colleague that question years ago. He answered in a flash: “Because it is cheaper.” Jared Diamond tells in his book “Collapse” that some oil …')
- 13:57, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+37) . . What happens if the human race presses the self-destruct button?
- 13:56, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+21) . . Is environmental science just another religion?
- 13:55, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+23) . . Should risk assessment be more transparent?
- 13:54, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Before we go on holiday which environmental health precautions should we take?
- 13:54, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Are inhabitants of different countries exposed to different risks?
- 13:53, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . We are surrounded by risks but which of them should we take seriously?
- 13:53, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . We are surrounded by risks but which of them should we take seriously?
- 13:53, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+23) . . We are surrounded by risks but which of them should we take seriously?
- 13:52, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . How dangerous is it to use a mobile phone?
- 13:51, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+21) . . Are electric lines and transformers dangerous?
- 13:49, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Why are experts usually so sceptical?
- 13:23, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+2,960) . . N How do air fresheners really work? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} The effect of air fresheners is based on cheating the sense of smell. Our nose can be cheated to ignore foul-smelling substances, if it is given extra stimulation by…')
- 13:22, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+3,625) . . N Legionnaires’ disease – why should I worry, I’m not in the Foreign Legion? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} There was a gathering of U.S. war veterans arranged by the American Legion in a hotel in Philadelphia in 1976, and 221 of those attending fell ill with severe pneumo…')
- 13:19, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . What happens when a building suffers moisture damage?
- 13:18, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+6,237) . . N What happens when a building suffers moisture damage? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Leviticus, the Third Book of Moses in the Old Testament, describes a building that contracts “leprosy” and must be cleaned.<ref>Levitictus 14:34-57</ref> If this…')
- 13:11, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+14) . . Is asbestos still a problem today?
- 13:10, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+3,797) . . N Is asbestos still a problem today? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Asbestos is the general name of several silicate mineral fibres. They include chrysotile with its long fibres and the more short-fibered crocidolite and amosite. The…')
- 13:08, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+2,359) . . N Do our recreational pastimes require special ventilation systems? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} '''Chemical exposures related to hobbies''' Exceptional exposures to chemicals may be caused by free time activities related to substantial emissions combined with …')
- 13:04, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+302) . . User:Mikomiko
- 12:51, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+3,654) . . N How can a building become sick? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Buildings that apparently make people sick are of considerable concern both to inhabitants and also local authorities. Often the causes of symptoms remain obscure an…')
- 12:49, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m Do we need to monitor the quality of the air in our homes?
- 12:48, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4,995) . . N Do we need to monitor the quality of the air in our homes? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Contaminants of indoor air can be classified either according to the source (tobacco smoke, emissions of construction materials, microbial toxins) or their physical/…')
- 12:45, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+5,064) . . N Is there radiation in my home? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} If you want a short answer, it is yes. There are many kinds of radiation in every home: light, infrared, ultraviolet radiation, and even radioactive radiation from b…')
- 12:40, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4,774) . . N Can environmental cigarette smoke cause lung cancer? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} A cigarette emits two types of smoke. The smoker himself/herself is exposed to mainstream smoke pouring down into the lungs. Between the puffs, the cigarette smoulde…')
- 12:38, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+44) . . Benzene – isn’t it only found in chemistry sets?
- 12:37, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+2,724) . . N Benzene – isn’t it only found in chemistry sets? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} You may think you have never handled a significant volume of benzene? Wrong. When you fill your petrol tank you may at the same time handle a litre of benzene, which…')
- 12:36, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+22) . . Is formaldehyde another type of formalin?
- 12:35, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+3,635) . . N Is formaldehyde another type of formalin? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} No, formalin is another type of formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is a very irritant gas just like many of the other aldehydes. Its water solution is known as formalin. As …')
- 12:33, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+8,949) . . N Climate change – will it affect our health? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} '''What is climate change?''' Climate change, often inaccurately called the greenhouse effect, will affect our health in many ways. The true greenhouse effect is an…')
- 12:19, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4,521) . . N Should we go back to heating our homes with wood-burning stoves? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} There has been a wide public acceptance of the idea that small is beautiful also in space heating, so it is logical to think that small-scale energy production is pr…')
- 12:16, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Ozone – I thought it was the hole in the ozone layer that we need to worry about?
- 12:14, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+5,582) . . N Ozone – I thought it was the hole in the ozone layer that we need to worry about? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Ozone (O<sub>3</sub>) is a form of oxygen where there are three instead of two oxygen atoms present in the molecule. Ozone is a very reactive gas; it attacks molecul…')
- 12:12, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m Can the air go up in flames?
- 12:11, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4,125) . . N Can the air go up in flames? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Oxides of nitrogen differ from other combustion-derived air pollutants in that the nitrogen is not coming only from the fuel, but also from the air. Therefore the co…')
- 12:08, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+7,978) . . N People don’t die of carbon monoxide poisoning any more – do they? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Carbon monoxide (CO) is always produced when any fuel containing carbon burns. It is present in smoke in addition to its more thoroughly oxidized cousin, carbon diox…')
- 12:05, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . What’s wrong with the air in our cities?
- 12:05, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+9,223) . . N What’s wrong with the air in our cities? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} When the use of coal to heat houses was banned in Dublin in 1990, concentrations of fine particulate matter dropped and mortality from respiratory diseases and cardi…')
- 11:51, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+44) . . Should solariums carry a health warning?
- 11:51, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+3,511) . . N Should solariums carry a health warning? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Visiting a solarium or lying on a sunbed cause the same kind of exposure to ultraviolet radiation as the sunbathing on a hot beach. In the whole population, the dose…')
- 11:49, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . A healthy suntan – or is it?
- 11:49, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+5,117) . . N A healthy suntan – or is it? (Created page with '{{arsenic}}} Why do people have different coloured skins? Is it a sign of inequality? Yes, but only in one single issue. Dark coloured, highly pigmented, people are much more re…')
- 11:47, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-361) . . Is allergy more common today?
- 11:44, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+8,195) . . N Is allergy more common today? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} '''Asthmatic army conscripts''' During times of crisis, a country's very survival may depend on its soldiers. But conscripting young men to perform national service…')
- 11:41, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4,008) . . N Can noise cause true health problems? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} In the occupational environment, the health effects of noise are quite clear. Hearing loss is common in those professions where workers are continuously exposed to n…')
- 11:38, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+5,676) . . N How safe are detergents? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Detergents and cleaning materials are a major group of chemicals to which consumers are exposed every day. Laundry practices have been revolutionized in the past cen…')
- 11:35, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+6,590) . . N Should we have antibiotic chemicals present in everyday domestic items? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} In the first half of the 20th century hospitals were disinfected<ref>Disinfectants are used for eradication of microbes from non-living objects (utensils, water, was…')
- 11:30, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+6,699) . . N Are cosmetics chemicals? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} There has been a trend to try to minimize the chemical nature of cosmetics. In fact, most cosmetic products are common everyday commodities such as shampoo, soap, to…')
- 11:25, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+7,518) . . N Are people too clean for their own good? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Most Westerners regard their own countrymen as being reasonably clean and perhaps citizens of other nations may not be quite so hygienic, some even outright dirty. B…')
- 11:11, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4,524) . . N What are children’s waterproof clothes made of? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} It is chic today to wear sporty clothes even in the city and these are often waterproof or water repellent. These kinds of materials have made life simpler, but what…')
- 11:06, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+3,234) . . N Can you catch toxoplasmosis from cat litter? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} '''Toxoplasma gondii'' is a parasitic protozoan that can infect humans though its main hosts are cats. Sources of infection can be faeces of a recently infected cat,…')
- 11:04, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+8,208) . . N Is impregnated wood safe in my garden or children’s playground? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Construction materials may pose risks to people, if harmful chemicals are released into the indoor air or if there is skin contact. The chemicals that can cause thes…')
- 10:59, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+44) . . How does the environment affect the child in the womb?
- 10:59, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+6,008) . . N How does the environment affect the child in the womb? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} For human beings the first year of life calculated from the moment of conception will be the most dangerous period of his/her life. It is not known how many fertilis…')
- 10:53, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+2,929) . . N Can even a child’s toy be dangerous? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Toys are a special case when one has to estimate not only chemical risks but also other risks, because toys are used almost exclusively by small children, and they m…')
- 10:52, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+6,744) . . N What if alcohol were treated as a chemical contaminant in food? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} The media never seems to tire of publicizing the chemicals, with notable exceptions such as a chemical called ethanol. The nature of the debate is often moulded more…')
- 10:45, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . The whole field was brown-coloured; should you even go near it let alone eat anything growing there?
- 10:44, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . If this kills insects, what effect is it having on me?
- 10:44, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Is mercury a quicksilver bullet or a slow poison?
- 10:43, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Are heavy metals still a problem today?
- 10:43, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Tin poisoning – wasn’t even grandma’s copper kitchenware tin-plated? (current)
- 10:43, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . What are the hormonal disrupters?
- 10:42, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . What on earth is PBDE?
- 10:42, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Are the PCB compounds really super-poisons?
- 10:42, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Are the dioxins the most dangerous chemicals in our environment?
- 10:41, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . m Where do the dioxins come from?
- 10:41, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . The dirty dozen – not just an old movie?
- 10:40, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Why not re-freeze thawed out frozen food?
- 10:40, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . May even our cooking habits hurt us?
- 10:39, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . What is really dangerous in our diet?
- 10:39, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Blind drunk – or dead drunk?
- 10:38, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Are blue-green algae a risk to your life or at least to your liver?
- 10:38, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Does water chlorination cause cancer?
- 10:37, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Are the risks of the domestic and the workplace environments different?
- 10:36, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Is it more dangerous for us than for our ancestors?
- 10:36, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . What is a “chemical” after all?
- 10:35, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . What is a “chemical” after all?
- 10:34, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . m What is a “chemical” after all?
- 10:33, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Is expert jargon just a way to confuse the man in the street?
- 10:33, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+3,449) . . N Is it safe to eat wherever it’s convenient? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} One recent problematic innovation has been the sale of food in many environments that are not suitable for storing food at all. A good example is the desire of owner…')
- 10:27, 24 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+7,593) . . N Isn’t it safe to eat everything that grows naturally? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Many micro-organisms and plants are very skilful in using chemical warfare agents. They produce toxins to fight off their competitors as well as using them against a…')
- 11:44, 23 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-112) . . Should we only eat “organic” products?
- 09:34, 23 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+7,868) . . N Should we only eat “organic” products? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Market studies have shown that the most common reason why people buy organic products is the belief that they are healthy and safe. Other reasons such as that they a…')
- 09:25, 23 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+8,012) . . N The whole field was brown-coloured; should you even go near it let alone eat anything growing there? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Pesticides are a unique group of chemicals in the sense that they are deliberately used to destroy life. In this sense, they are like antibiotics: penicillin and the…')
- 12:59, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Why are experts usually so sceptical?
- 12:51, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+8,079) . . N Are heavy metals still a problem today? (Created page with '{{Arsenic}} The toxic heavy metals best known by the public are lead, cadmium and mercury. Because of its continuing importance in many countries, mercury will be treated separa…')
- 12:44, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . If this kills insects, what effect is it having on me?
- 12:42, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+10,140) . . N Is mercury a quicksilver bullet or a slow poison? (Created page with '{{Arsenic}} The name quicksilver is a good characterization for mercury in many respects. Apart from its physical appearance and effortless motility as a liquid metal, it is at …')
- 12:21, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Tin poisoning – wasn’t even grandma’s copper kitchenware tin-plated?
- 12:21, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4,921) . . N Tin poisoning – wasn’t even grandma’s copper kitchenware tin-plated? (Created page with '{{arsenick}} Dredging of old harbours has brought tributyltin (TBT) and other organic tin compounds into the headlines. Metallic tin is not poisonous unless it contains lead. Ti…')
- 12:12, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . What are the hormonal disrupters?
- 12:10, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+5,751) . . N What on earth is PBDE? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} While dioxin levels have been declining in the environment and foodstuffs, some new chemicals have recently aroused attention. One of these recent problems is the po…')
- 12:05, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Are the PCB compounds really super-poisons?
- 12:03, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+9,776) . . N Are the dioxins the most dangerous chemicals in our environment? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} '''Human concentrations''' Exposure to dioxins has decreased, and this decrease over the twenty or thirty years is reflected in concentrations in humans. This is sh…')
- 11:10, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Where do the dioxins come from?
- 11:08, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . The dirty dozen – not just an old movie?
- 11:07, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . The dirty dozen – not just an old movie?
- 11:03, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+5,259) . . N Why not re-freeze thawed out frozen food? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} The purpose of our freezer is to store our food, to stop it becoming spoiled. These two kitchen appliances, the freezer and the refrigerator, do a great job in maint…')
- 10:57, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+7,931) . . N May even our cooking habits hurt us? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Members of the raw food community believe that heating and preparation of food is somehow bad for you. The levels of some vitamins, notably vitamin C, are indeed red…')
- 10:44, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+6,837) . . N Should we be concerned about the amounts of additives in our diet? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} Food additives are a group of substances with next to nothing in common. Some of them are simple salts such as sodium phosphate (E339) or substances also used in coo…')
- 10:40, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+7,211) . . N What is really dangerous in our diet? (Created page with '{{arsenic}} All living creatures need to control the risks of food – in fact it is an essential strategy for survival. This is true even for single-cell organisms. This is bec…')
- 10:22, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+151) . . Blind drunk – or dead drunk?
- 10:17, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Fluoride – friend or foe?
- 10:16, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Are we starting to glow from the uranium in our environment?
- 10:13, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+374) . . Are blue-green algae a risk to your life or at least to your liver?
- 10:08, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+446) . . Does water chlorination cause cancer?
- 10:01, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Is it more dangerous for us than for our ancestors?
- 10:00, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . What is a “chemical” after all?
- 09:57, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m What is the wisdom in “It’s the dose that determines that a thing is not a poison”?
- 09:56, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m Is it the final straw that breaks the camel’s back?
- 09:56, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+119) . . Are the risks of the domestic and the workplace environments different?
- 09:51, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Template:Arsenic
- 09:50, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Template:Arsenic
- 09:50, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Template:Arsenic
- 09:48, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+151) . . Is it more dangerous for us than for our ancestors?
- 09:40, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+549) . . What is a “chemical” after all?
- 09:32, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+308) . . Template:Arsenic
- 09:08, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+831) . . Is expert jargon just a way to confuse the man in the street?
- 09:02, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Arsenic in the drinking water – reminiscent of the movie “Lavender and old lace”?
- 08:56, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Does aluminium cause dementia?
- 08:55, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Are blue-green algae a risk to your life or at least to your liver?
- 08:54, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Does water chlorination cause cancer?
- 08:52, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Are the risks of the domestic and the workplace environments different?
- 08:52, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Is it more dangerous for us than for our ancestors?
- 08:51, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . What is a “chemical” after all?
- 08:50, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . What is the wisdom in “It’s the dose that determines that a thing is not a poison”?
- 08:49, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Is expert jargon just a way to confuse the man in the street?
- 08:49, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-90) . . Is it the final straw that breaks the camel’s back?
- 08:47, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+9,098) . . N What are the hormonal disrupters? (Created page with 'The media have not been slow to pick up a news story that the sperm counts of Danish males are worse than their Finnish counterparts. In addition, it seems that genital malformat…')
- 08:41, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+5,613) . . N Are the PCB compounds really super-poisons? (Created page with 'In 1999, Belgian chickens started to die and failed to reproduce. Since the symptoms were characteristic of dioxins, analyses were conducted, and indeed high concentrations were …')
- 08:33, 22 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+9,513) . . N Where do the dioxins come from? (Created page with 'The name dioxin has become a metaphor of evil. Dioxins were the main impurities of herbicide Agent Orange used by American army to destroy the jungles of Vietnam in the beginning…')
- 11:27, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+5,108) . . N The dirty dozen – not just an old movie? (Created page with 'The “dirty dozen” refers to a group of environmental chemicals that are very resistant in the environment, and are sometimes referred to erroneously as superpoisons. They inc…')
- 10:58, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+6,861) . . N If this kills insects, what effect is it having on me? (Created page with 'When Rachel Carson published in 1962 her famous book ''Silent sprin''g, she predicted that persistent insecticides such as DDT would destroy the whole ecosystem. Her book was an …')
- 10:50, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Should risk assessment be more transparent?
- 10:49, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Should risk assessment be more transparent?
- 10:48, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Is environmental science just another religion?
- 10:47, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+8,767) . . N Why are experts usually so sceptical? (Created page with 'The author of the chapter on reproductive toxicology in a textbook wrote that it is seldom possible even to try risk assessment on the basis of data from humans. Why? Isn’t it …')
- 10:41, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Are electric lines and transformers dangerous?
- 10:40, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4,830) . . N Are electric lines and transformers dangerous? (Created page with ''''Power lines''' Electricity is transferred via high-voltage transmission lines long distances from power stations to end users. The voltages can range between 110 to 765 kV. T…')
- 10:31, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4,497) . . N How dangerous is it to use a mobile phone? (Created page with 'There are more than 3000 million mobile phones in use all over the world. Hence today, it is clearly the most common mode of telecommunication. Increased use has also raised conc…')
- 10:29, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Is environmental science just another religion?
- 10:27, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . Should risk assessment be more transparent?
- 10:26, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+7,217) . . N We are surrounded by risks but which of them should we take seriously? (Created page with 'If one wishes to minimize risks and, more importantly to be able to prioritize actions, it is necessary to know which risks are the most serious and which are perhaps not quite a…')
- 10:14, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4,681) . . N Are inhabitants of different countries exposed to different risks? (Created page with 'Different countries are very different with respect to the risks to which their populations are exposed. In the developing countries, the risks are very different from those in h…')
- 10:11, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+6,666) . . N Before we go on holiday which environmental health precautions should we take? (Created page with 'Travellers should not think that the only risk they face when they go on vacation is being swept away in a tsunami; conditions in foreign countries pose many dangers quite differ…')
- 10:08, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+5,315) . . N Should risk assessment be more transparent? (Created page with 'The idea of conducting a risk assessment is a relatively recent development. The impetus stems from serious toxic incidents such as the use of ethylene glycol in the 1930s as a s…')
- 09:58, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+8,336) . . N Is environmental science just another religion? (Created page with 'Peter Bowler's book ''The Fontana History of the Environmental Sciences'' describes the often tense relationship between science and religion. Many of the early explanations of e…')
- 09:50, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+7,268) . . N What happens if the human race presses the self-destruct button? (Created page with 'Some extreme environmentalists like the fisherman, naturalist and essayist Pentti Linkola think that the world would be better off if the human race had never evolved. But can we…')
- 09:37, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . Arsenic to zoonoses/Contents
- 09:25, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (-28) . . Template:Arsenic
- 09:21, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+5,640) . . Template:Arsenic
- 09:16, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+17) . . What is safe to drink?
- 09:14, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Does water chlorination cause cancer?
- 09:12, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+3,680) . . N Are blue-green algae a risk to your life or at least to your liver? (Created page with 'Eutrofication has increased the number of many micro-organisms in rivers, lakes and ponds. Cyanobacteria which are sometimes called blue-green algae after an earlier nomenclature…')
- 09:11, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4,759) . . N Does water chlorination cause cancer? (Created page with 'Chlorination of drinking water as means of disinfection1 was started in 1905. Hints of the existence of disease-causing agents in drinking water were already seen during the chol…')
- 09:10, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+5,370) . . N What is safe to drink? (Created page with 'What is a healthy and safe drink? Over the course of history, the answer to this question illustrates the fact that no wisdom is eternal. This is not only due to more and better …')
- 09:08, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4,810) . . N Are the risks of the domestic and the workplace environments different? (Created page with 'This book deals with the risks of the general environment rather than the work environment. Those include the state of natural and man-made environment, chemicals, food and drink…')
- 09:06, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+8,788) . . N Is it more dangerous for us than for our ancestors? (Created page with 'The shortest possible answer is: look at the differences between developing and industrialised countries. Isn’t the different life expectancy quite revealing? The comparison is…')
- 09:04, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+6,262) . . N What is a “chemical” after all? (Created page with 'My toxicology professor John Doull from Kansas City, KS, once wrote: "Even Rachel Carson was made of chemicals." He was clearly sick and tired of the view held by the media that …')
- 09:02, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Is expert jargon just a way to confuse the man in the street?
- 09:01, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+3,234) . . N What is the wisdom in “It’s the dose that determines that a thing is not a poison”? (Created page with 'One of the most famous expressions in toxicology is “It’s the dose that determines that a thing is not a poison.” It was uttered in self-defence by a Swiss physician known …')
- 08:58, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+4,592) . . N Is expert jargon just a way to confuse the man in the street? (Created page with 'The language of scientists is prone to cause confusion among lay people. It is intended to be accurate, but often causes misinterpretation. The most common complaint is that scie…')
- 08:56, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+7,227) . . N Is it the final straw that breaks the camel’s back? (Created page with 'There are many Finnish folk tales about the inhabitants of the village of Hölmölä (roughly translated as Moronsville). The stories revolve around the stubborn stupidity of the…')
- 08:41, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+5,936) . . Arsenic to zoonoses/Contents
- 08:10, 21 June 2010 (diff | hist) . . (+1,291) . . User:Mikomiko
- 09:34, 19 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-1,159) . . Open assessment workshop 2010
- 07:39, 19 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-72) . . Open assessment workshop 2010
- 07:38, 19 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+7,407) . . Open assessment workshop 2010
- 12:57, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-62) . . Exposure-response function (→Result)
- 12:57, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-54) . . Exposure to persistent pollutants due to salmon consumption in the population of the Western Europe (→Formula) (current)
- 12:56, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-270) . . Exposure to PM2.5 in Finland (→Data)
- 12:56, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-916) . . Exposure to PM2.5 in Finland
- 12:54, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-70) . . Exposure response function for nitrate and iMetHb (→Result) (current)
- 12:54, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Exposure response function for nitrate and iMetHb (→Data)
- 12:53, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-2) . . Exposure response function for nitrate and iMetHb (→Data)
- 12:53, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-541) . . Exposure of Finnish subpopulations to fine particles due domestic wood combustion (→Methodological issues)
- 12:51, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-603) . . Energy needed for heating buildings in Finland
- 12:50, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-858) . . Energy efficiency of buildings in Finland
- 12:48, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-360) . . Emission factors of cars on air pollutants (→Formula)
- 12:47, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-23) . . ERF of selenium on intelligence quotient (→Formula)
- 12:46, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-49) . . ERF of omega-3 fatty acids on intelligence quotient (→Formula)
- 12:36, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-19) . . ERF of methyl mercury on intelligence quotient (→Formula)
- 12:35, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-137) . . ERF of methyl mercury on intelligence quotient (→Data)
- 12:34, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-23) . . ERF of iodine on intelligence quotient (→Formula)
- 11:47, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-23) . . ERF of PCB intake for MI risk in adults (→Formula)
- 11:30, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-1,187) . . ERF for short-term PM10 exposure and cardiovascular hospital admissions (current)
- 11:29, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-1,191) . . ERF for short term PM2.5 exposure and work loss days (WLDs) (current)
- 11:24, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-1,191) . . ERF for short term PM2.5 exposure and restricted activity days (RADs) (current)
- 10:58, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-1,189) . . ERF for short term PM2.5 exposure and minor restricted activity days (MRADs) (current)
- 10:14, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-1,189) . . ERF for short term PM10 exposure and respiratory hospital admissions (current)
- 10:11, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-1,187) . . ERF for short term PM10 exposure and medication usage by people with asthma (current)
- 10:09, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-1,188) . . ERF for short term PM10 exposure and lower respiratory symptoms (LRS)
- 10:07, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-218) . . ERF for heat exposure and mortality (→Scope)
- 10:07, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-969) . . ERF for heat exposure and mortality
- 09:58, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-406) . . Duration of morbidity
- 09:56, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-72) . . Dose-response function of cardiovascular effects of omega-3 fatty acids (→Formula)
- 09:47, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-387) . . Costs of unit emissions of air pollutants (→Formula) (current)
- 09:42, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-76) . . Cardiovascular effects of omega-3 in salmon in the Western Europe (→Formula) (current)
- 09:33, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-47) . . Body weight in Finland (→Formula)
- 09:32, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-553) . . Birth rate in Helsinki metropolitan area (current)
- 09:05, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-145) . . Baseline mortality in Helsinki metropolitan area (→References) (current)
- 09:03, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-409) . . Baseline mortality in Helsinki metropolitan area
- 08:59, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-267) . . Baseline morbidity in Helsinki metropolitan area (current)
- 08:58, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-140) . . Baseline morbidity in Helsinki metropolitan area (→Formula)
- 08:58, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-150) . . Baseline morbidity in Helsinki metropolitan area (→Causality)
- 08:57, 18 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m Baseline intelligence quotient (IQ) score in children (→Formula) (current)
- 12:59, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+35) . . m Other variable (current)
- 12:58, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+26) . . m Monetarization (current)
- 12:57, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . m Medium (current)
- 12:55, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+36) . . m Model (current)
- 12:53, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+34) . . Flipism (current)
- 12:51, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . Attribute
- 12:47, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-4) . . m Variable
- 12:39, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+24) . . m Value variable (current)
- 12:36, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m Value (current)
- 12:35, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Valuation (current)
- 12:34, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . m Uptake (current)
- 12:33, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m Uncertainty (current)
- 12:32, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . m Tool (current)
- 12:32, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . m Study (current)
- 12:31, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+14) . . m Step (current)
- 12:30, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-28) . . m Service (current)
- 12:28, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m Sensitivity analysis (current)
- 12:23, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+29) . . m Sensitivity analysis
- 12:18, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m Scoping (current)
- 12:13, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+15) . . m Question
- 12:12, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . m Scenario
- 12:06, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+35) . . m Risk characterisation
- 11:59, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+25) . . m Risk assessment
- 11:44, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m Answer
- 11:24, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m Purpose (current)
- 11:22, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+17) . . m Phase (current)
- 11:11, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . m PSSP
- 11:03, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-4) . . m Opasnet Journal
- 11:02, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m Nugget (current)
- 11:01, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . m Nugget
- 10:06, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-29) . . m Normal distribution (current)
- 10:05, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m Name (current)
- 10:04, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Moderator (current)
- 10:03, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Issue framing (current)
- 10:02, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+22) . . m Issue framing
- 09:58, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+23) . . Intended user (current)
- 09:57, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+31) . . m Integrated assessment (current)
- 09:56, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+21) . . m Intake rate (current)
- 09:54, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . m Intake (current)
- 09:53, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Indicator (current)
- 09:53, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+27) . . m Impact assessment (current)
- 09:46, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-4) . . m Heande (current)
- 09:45, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+23) . . m Health impact (current)
- 09:44, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+19) . . m Hazard (current)
- 09:43, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+23) . . m Falsification
- 09:42, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+50) . . m Exposure-response function
- 09:40, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m Exposure (current)
- 09:40, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m Endpoint variable (current)
- 09:39, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . m Dose (current)
- 09:38, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . m Definition
- 09:37, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+27) . . m Decision
- 09:36, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+25) . . m Decision theory (current)
- 09:35, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m Data (current)
- 09:34, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m Conclusion (current)
- 09:30, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m Causality
- 09:27, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m Causal diagram (current)
- 09:06, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . m Boundary (current)
- 09:05, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+31) . . m Bayesian network
- 09:04, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+23) . . m Bayes' theorem
- 09:01, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m Analysis (current)
- 08:50, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+15) . . m Agent (current)
- 07:49, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-7) . . Talk:Opasnet base structure (Parameters corrected)
- 07:44, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Talk:PM2.5 exposure due to MSWI in Hämeenkyrö
- 07:43, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Talk:Summarising health impacts (Parameters corrected) (current)
- 07:40, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-26) . . Talk:Variable structure (Parameters corrected) (current)
- 07:34, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Talk:Bioher stakeholder meeting 2009 (current)
- 07:34, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-56) . . Talk:Bioher stakeholder meeting 2009
- 07:32, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+5) . . Talk:Bioher stakeholder meeting 2009 (Parameters corrected)
- 07:30, 17 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-121) . . Talk:Cardiopulmonary mortality attributable to PM2.5 in Helsinki metropolitan area (Parameters corrected) (current)
- 13:32, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Talk:PM2.5 exposure-response function (current)
- 13:31, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-113) . . Talk:PM2.5 exposure-response function (Parameters corrected)
- 13:29, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Talk:Population of Helsinki metropolitan area (→Validity of Projections) (current)
- 13:28, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . Talk:Population of Helsinki metropolitan area (→Validity of Projections)
- 13:27, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-113) . . Talk:Population of Helsinki metropolitan area (Parameters corrected)
- 13:24, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-106) . . Talk:Disability weights (Parameters corrected)
- 13:22, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Talk:Gasbus - health impacts of Helsinki bus traffic (→Add "total concentration" as supplementary data to the diagram. ("constant node" in Analytica)) (current)
- 13:22, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-9) . . Talk:Gasbus - health impacts of Helsinki bus traffic (→Add "total concentration" as supplementary data to the diagram. ("constant node" in Analytica))
- 13:21, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-317) . . Talk:Gasbus - health impacts of Helsinki bus traffic (Parameters corrected)
- 13:16, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-63) . . Talk:Benefit-risk assessment of methyl mercury and omega-3 fatty acids in fish (Parameters corrected)
- 13:14, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . Talk:ERF of methyl mercury on intelligence quotient
- 13:14, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-63) . . Talk:ERF of methyl mercury on intelligence quotient (Parameters corrected)
- 13:11, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-126) . . Talk:Mercury and methyl mercury concentrations in fish (Parameters corrected)
- 13:10, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-43) . . Talk:Mercury and methyl mercury concentrations in fish (Parameters corrected)
- 13:07, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-58) . . Talk:Body weight in Finland (Parameters corrected) (current)
- 13:06, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-59) . . Talk:Glossary (→We should allow for multiple meanings) (current)
- 13:04, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-60) . . Talk:Class (Parameters corrected) (current)
- 12:59, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-8) . . Talk:Glossary (Parameters corrected)
- 12:57, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . Talk:General assessment processes (Parameters corrected)
- 12:55, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+5) . . Talk:Collaborative workspace (current)
- 12:51, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-58) . . Talk:Nugget (current)
- 12:50, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-3) . . Talk:Nugget (Parameters corrected)
- 12:49, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Acknowledgements (→Result)
- 12:47, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Peer review method (→Management)
- 12:46, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Talk:Open assessment workshop 2009 (Parameters corrected) (current)
- 12:44, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+5) . . Talk:Remaining lifetime risk of CVD death in adults (Parameters corrected) (current)
- 12:43, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Talk:Intelligence quotient (IQ) in children in Beneris (Parameters corrected) (current)
- 12:41, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Talk:Result range (Parameters corrected)
- 12:26, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Talk:Assessment on impacts of emission trading on city-level (ET-CL) (Parameters corrected) (current)
- 12:20, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-59) . . Talk:Exposure (current)
- 12:19, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-2) . . Talk:Exposure (Parameters corrected)
- 12:17, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-69) . . Talk:Data (Parameters corrected) (current)
- 12:16, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-78) . . Talk:Model (Parameters corrected) (current)
- 12:13, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-10) . . Talk:Assessment (Parameters corrected)
- 12:11, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-3) . . Talk:Open assessment method (Parameters corrected) (current)
- 12:09, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-18) . . Talk:Bus engine technology (Parameters corrected) (current)
- 12:02, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Talk:The mortality due to PM 2.5 from buses (current)
- 12:01, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-409) . . Talk:The mortality due to PM 2.5 from buses (Parameters corrected)
- 11:53, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-152) . . Talk:Concentration-response to PM2.5 (Parameters corrected) (current)
- 11:49, 16 November 2009 (diff | hist) . . (-34) . . Talk:Kuopio Risk Assessment Workshop 2008 (current)
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