Documents

Iron and steel founding emissions

Iron and steel products are widely used in various industries. The process of founding iron and steel comprises not only melting ...

Advisory report | 18-02-2020

Comments on draft report Iron and steel founding emissions

Other | 18-02-2020

WBO: screening for hepatitis

The Municipal Health Service and Medical Assistance at Accidents and Disasters (GGD-GHOR) want to launch pilot studies to screen ...

Advisory report | 27-01-2020

Population Screening Act: NIPT for multiple pregnancies

Since a few years, pregnant women can opt for the non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) as part of two ongoing studies on the ...

Advisory report | 18-11-2019

Lead intake via tap water

In general, tap water in the Netherlands is of a high quality and safe to drink. However, a limited selection of the population ...

Advisory report | 06-11-2019

1,2-dichloroethane

1,2-Dichloroethane is primarily being used in the production of vinyl chloride. It is a carcinogenic substance that directly ...

Advisory report | 27-08-2019

Population Screening Act: NIPT in pregnant adolescents aged 16 and 17 years

Since 2017, pregnant women can opt for the non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) as an alternative option to the combined test as ...

Advisory report | 26-08-2019

Neonatal screening for spinal muscular atrophy

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a serious disease that causes progressive loss of muscle function, in particular in young ...

Advisory report | 23-07-2019

The regulation of cybrids and chimaeras

Development of human-animal combinations, whereby human and animal cells (or parts thereof) are combined, is of value for ...

Advisory report | 17-07-2019

Cut-off value in colorectal cancer screening programme

In the population-based colorectal cancer screening programme, started in 2014, participants’ stools are tested for blood. When ...

Advisory report | 16-07-2019