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Pesticides
Pesticides are substances or mixtures of substances that are meant to prevent, destroy, repel or mitigate...
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Chemicals in Consumer Products
Consumer products are potential sources of exposure to heavy metals, endocrine disrupting chemicals...
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Ambient Air Quality
Ambient air pollution is the major environmental health risk factor in Israel. Ambient air quality in Israel...
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Biomonitoring
Human biomonitoring (HBM) is a tool for assessing exposure to environmental chemicals by...
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Vulnerable Populations
In the context of environmental health, vulnerable populations include various groups that are more likely...
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Planning
Urban and transportation planning are closely linked to human health. Planning plays an important role in...
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Wastewater
Most raw wastewater (sewage) in Israel is treated in treatment plants. The treatment process...
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Environmental Health Indicators and Trends
Exposure to environmental pollutants can adversely affect quality of life and can cause morbidity and mortality...
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Non-Ionizing Radiation
Non-ionizing radiation refers to electromagnetic fields that range from low frequencies to ultraviolet...
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Asbestos
Asbestos is a fibrous material that is a human carcinogen (Group 1). Exposure to asbestos affects...
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Chemical Food Contaminants
Chemical food contaminants are substances that are not intentionally added to food but may be present...
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Chemical Parameters in Drinking Water
Exposure to chemical contaminants in drinking water is associated with adverse health effects in human...
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What We Do
Biomonitoring Laboratory
In order to fully understand the extent to which people are exposed to environmental pollutants we not only need information about the levels of pollution in the environment, but also about the levels...
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Environmental Health in Israel 2020
“Environmental Health in Israel“ is the product of a fruitful collaboration between the Environment and Health Fund and the Ministry of Health, along with other government ministries, scientists...
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National Biomonitoring Program
Analyzing environmental pollutants in human biological samples (biomonitoring) can be informative in many ways. National biomonitoring programs have been implemented in many countries...
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