Hazardous Substances

Together with partners from research and industry, Fraunhofer IAF has developed a hand-held scanner for hazardous substances within the EU project CHEQUERS. The sensor detects explosive, toxic and other dangerous substances in real time and will help emergency personnel with on-site detections at cr more

Inflatable toys and swimming aids, like bathing rings and arm bands, often have a distinctive smell which could indicate that they contain a range of potentially hazardous substances. Some of these compounds, which include carbonyl compounds, cyclohexanone, phenol and isophorone, might be critical w more

Using one of the world's brightest light sources to peer inside some of the world's smallest particles, scientists have confirmed a longstanding hypothesis: that atomic disorder or "defects" at the edges of nanoparticles is what makes them effective as chemical change agents. The process by which a more

IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 136: Asbestos Consumption in Mongolia: 1996–2014 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph15010136 Authors: Naransukh Damiran Arthur Frank Asbestos is still used in Mongolia in the energy and construction sectors, am more

IJERPH, Vol. 14, Pages 1050: Artificial Turf: Contested Terrains for Precautionary Public Health with Particular Reference to Europe? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph14091050 Authors: Andrew Watterson Millions of adults, children an more

The senses are the physiological mechanisms of perception that enable an organism to interact with the surrounding media. For centuries, humans have utilized these senses in science; vision and olfaction have been used the most extensively in laboratories followed by gustation and somatosensation, w more