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Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM)

Location

Utrecht

Founded

1909-02-28

Website

https://www.rivm.nl

Articles

867 Articles

Category

Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggists' Sundries

Medical Laboratories

Commercial Physical and Biological Research

Administration of Public Health Programs

Description

Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu. Wij zetten ons in voor een gezonde bevolking en een duurzame, veilige en gezonde leefomgeving gebaseerd op onafhankelijk wetenschappelijk onderzoek. Kijk voor meer informatie op onze website www.rivm.nl. Wil je bij ons werken? Kijk op https://www.werkenvoornederland.nl/vacatures?werkgever=01940&term=rivm . Hopelijk zit er iets voor je bij! We work towards a healthy population living in a sustainable, safe and healthy environment. We hope to inform you with our messages about all the interesting things we do. Feel free to respond or participate in discussions. More information in English is to be found on our website: www.rivm.nl/en. Our core tasks are: • policy support • national coordination • prevention and intervention programmes • provision of information to professionals and the general public • knowledge development and research • support for inspectorates RIVM is a government agency. We provide the scientific knowledge base for national policies in the areas of public health and health promotion, food, safety, and the environment. We share our knowledge with governments, research centres and intergovernmental bodies around the world, and have a solid international reputation as a leading centre of expertise. RIVM. Committed to health and sustainability.

Articles

RIVM helps water boards to determine the risks of PFAS

2024-02-16 (rd.nl)

RIVM helps water boards to determine the risks of PFAS

At the request of the water boards, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment has made an overview of the methods available to determine the risks of PFAS. In this so-called guide, the institute describes which calculation method is most suitable for the various methods

Read more
Drinking water crisis looms: 7 in 10 water companies do not have enough reserves

2024-02-09 (rtl.nl)

Drinking water crisis looms: 7 in 10 water companies do not have enough reserves

Companies or new-build homes that cannot get a connection: this already applies to electricity in many places in our country. If something is not done quickly, this scenario also threatens drinking water, drinking water companies warn.

Read more
Water quality in Schieland is not in order, but phosphate in water is decreasing

2024-02-01 (nieuweoogst.nu)

Water quality in Schieland is not in order, but phosphate in water is decreasing

The water quality in the working area of ​​the Schieland and Krimpenerwaard water board is not good enough in many places. However, the amount of phosphate in the water is decreasing, also in areas with grassland and greenhouse horticulture. This is evident from the water board's annual water quality report.

Read more
Drinking water companies displeased: farmers are allowed to continue spraying PFAs

2024-01-21 (fd.nl)

Drinking water companies displeased: farmers are allowed to continue spraying PFAs

Drinking water companies find pfas-containing pesticides in the Rhine and the Meuse in concentrations above the safe drinking water standard. Despite concerns...

Read more
The painkiller diclofenac is particularly dangerous for surface water

2024-01-19 (rd.nl)

The painkiller diclofenac is particularly dangerous for surface water

The over-the-counter painkiller diclofenac is far too common in our surface water, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has found. “This is because this painkiller is often applied to the skin as a gel.

Read more
Water board behind RIVM: 'Less medicine residues in water'

2024-01-19 (1limburg.nl)

Water board behind RIVM: 'Less medicine residues in water'

The Limburg Water Board supports the RIVM's call to ensure that fewer medicine residues end up in the water.

Read more
Once again large deposits of steel slag in the Western Scheldt. It doesn't stop!

2024-01-10 (duikersgids.nl)

Once again large deposits of steel slag in the Western Scheldt. It doesn't stop!

"The acidity of the water changes and all kinds of substances, such as heavy metals, leach out."

Read more
Wood chips should keep nitrogen out of ditches

2023-11-23 (hetcontact.nl)

Wood chips should keep nitrogen out of ditches

REGION - Do wood chips help make ditches cleaner? The Aa en Maas water board is currently considering this question. In the search for an answer, a trial has been started in Westerbeek to see whether wood chips can purify drainage water of nitrogen.

Read more
Tap water appears to be full of heavy metals: can we still drink it safely?

2023-11-06 (telegraaf.nl)

Tap water appears to be full of heavy metals: can we still drink it safely?

Is Dutch drinking water the cleanest in the world, as is often claimed? Research by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) shows that we consume a combination of too much cadmium, lead, arsenic and mercury through our food and drinking water.

Read more

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