Európai Tükör,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
25(3-4), P. 93 - 116
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Several
scandals
shed
light
on
the
eroding
capacity
and
legitimacy
of
Single
Market’s
scientific
decision-making
in
current
era
constant
economic,
environmental
societal
challenges
when
need
for
solid
science
has
never
been
greater.
A
sector-specific
nature
still
characterises
EU
law
Market
competencies.
Yet,
emerging
relevance
law’s
horizontal
evolution
inevitably
leads
us
to
cross-sectoral
elements
expert
bodies
decision-making.
The
purposes
this
paper
are
1.
describe
with
comparison
two
relatively
diverse
policy
areas
EU’s
food
sector
transportation,
which
similarly
characterised
by
glyphosate
saga
Dieselgate
scandal;
2.
explore
these
Environmental Health Perspectives,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
133(2)
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
The
10
key
characteristics
(KCs)
of
carcinogens
form
the
basis
a
framework
to
identify,
organize,
and
evaluate
mechanistic
evidence
relevant
carcinogenic
hazard
identification.
KCs
are
related
mechanisms
by
which
cause
cancer.
International
Agency
for
Research
on
Cancer
(IARC)
Monographs
programme
has
successfully
applied
evaluation
different
types
exposures,
including
chemicals,
metals,
complex
such
as
environmental,
occupational,
or
dietary
exposures.
use
this
significantly
enhanced
identification
organization
data,
minimized
bias
in
evaluations,
enriched
knowledge
base
regarding
known
suspected
carcinogens.
We
sought
report
main
outcomes
an
IARC
Scientific
Workshop
convened
establish
appropriate,
transparent,
uniform
application
future
evaluations.
A
group
experts
from
disciplines
reviewed
experience
with
carcinogens,
discussing
three
themes:
a)
interpretation
end
points
forming
KCs,
b)
incorporation
data
novel
assays
c)
integration
part
cancer
workshop
participants
assessed
relevance
informativeness
multiple
KCs-associated
studies
exposed
humans
experimental
systems.
Consensus
was
reached
how
enhance
silico,
molecular,
cellular
high-output
high-throughput
data.
In
addition,
approaches
integrate
across
opportunities
improve
methodologies
hazards
were
explored.
findings
described
herein
forthcoming
technical
will
support
working
groups
reporting
interpreting
results
under
within
other
contexts.
https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP15389.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(24), P. 31500 - 31512
Published: June 6, 2024
The
increasing
global
demand
for
food
and
agrarian
development
brings
to
light
a
dual
issue
concerning
the
use
of
substances
that
are
crucial
productivity
yet
can
be
harmful
human
health
environment
when
misused.
Herein,
we
combine
insights
from
high-level
quantum
simulations
experimental
findings
elucidate
fundamental
physicochemical
mechanisms
behind
developing
graphene-based
nanomaterials
adsorption
emerging
contaminants,
with
specific
focus
on
pesticide
glyphosate
(GLY).
We
conducted
comprehensive
theoretical
investigation
supports
as
promising
candidates
detecting,
sensing,
capturing,
removing
GLY
applications.
By
combining
ab
initio
molecular
dynamics
density
functional
theory
calculations,
explored
several
chemical
environments
encountered
by
during
its
interaction
substrates,
including
pristine
punctual
defect
regions.
Our
results
unveiled
distinct
behaviors:
physisorption
in
doped
graphene
regions,
chemisorption
leading
dissociation
vacancy-type
complex
transformations
involving
capture
N
O
atoms
impurity-adsorbed
graphene,
resulting
formation
new
GLY-derived
compounds.
were
substantiated
FTIR
Raman
spectroscopy,
which
proposed
mechanism
explaining
nanomaterials.
evaluation
energies
associated
properties
provides
valuable
into
intricate
nature
these
interactions,
shedding
potential
applications
guiding
future
investigations
nanofilters
water
decontamination.
Food Additives & Contaminants Part A,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 10
Published: Jan. 10, 2025
Beehives
can
accumulate
environmental
contaminants
as
bees
gather
pollen,
propolis,
and
water
from
their
surroundings,
contaminating
hive
products
like
honey.
Moreover,
in
multifloral
environments,
interact
with
plants
treated
different
pesticides,
often
causing
higher
pesticides
concentrations
multi-floral
honey
than
mono-floral
varieties.
Glyphosate
glufosinate
are
both
widely
used
herbicides.
accounted
for
one-third
of
herbicide
sales
Europe
2017
continues
to
raise
health
concerns,
including
its
potential
carcinogenicity.
While
the
European
Commission
extended
glyphosate's
authorisation
another
10
years
2023,
concerns
remain
about
impact
on
biodiversity
human
health.
This
study
aimed
monitor
presence
glyphosate,
glufosinate,
metabolites
100
samples
representing
Italian
production
by
analysis
using
IC-HRMS.
Results
indicated
that
12%
contained
glyphosate
residues
ranging
>
LOQ
45
ng
g
Carcinogenesis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
45(3), P. 163 - 169
Published: Dec. 2, 2023
Abstract
Objectives
Glyphosate
is
the
most
commonly
used
herbicide
in
USA;
however,
its
safety
still
under
debate.
We
assessed
glyphosate
levels
and
their
association
with
overall
mortality
a
representative
sample
of
US
adult
population
from
2013
to
2016
National
Health
Nutrition
Examination
Survey.
Methods
extracted
data
on
urinary
(N
=
2910)
measured
by
ion
chromatography
isotope-dilution
tandem
mass
spectrometry.
Associations
between
concentrations
demographic,
lifestyle
other
exposures
were
analyzed.
Data
linked
public-use
Mortality
Files
for
2019.
Results
The
mean
(STD)
level
was
0.53
(0.59)
ng/ml,
25.7%
subjects
having
at
or
below
detection
limit.
At
multivariate
analysis,
age
creatinine
associated
(both
P
<
0.0001).
There
borderline
(HRadj
1.33;
95%
CI
0.99–1.77
0.06).
When
3,5,6-trichloropyridinol
excluded
Cox
model,
exhibits
significant
1.00–1.77;
0.0532).
Conclusions
These
nationally
suggest
that
recent
exposure
could
be
increased
mortality.
More
studies
are
necessary
understand
population-level
risk
product,
given
widespread
use
agriculture.
