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    Welfare of cetaceans and ethical questions

    Advancement of scientific knowledge justifies the increasing importance of animal welfare. Science shows that the suffering in animals exists and ethics encourages us to take this...
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    Problems of welfare

    Hunting and welfare Physical suffering of cetaceans while hunting is very important for two reasons. Firstly because it is very difficult to kill a cetacean instantly, even a...
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    Electromagnetic radiation

    Electromagnetic radiation has many forms: gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, radio waves… These varied forms of radiation are distinguished by...
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    Electricity and childhood leukaemia?

     There are indications from epidemiological research that long-term exposure may be associated with a mildly elevated risk of leukaemia in children. For that reason, the...
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    Interaction between radiation and the human body

    There are many types of electromagnetic radiation: gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, radio waves, etc. Each type of radiation has a different...
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    Exposure limits

    Researchers study the effect of electromagnetic radiation on the body and establish exposure limits for every type of electromagnetic radiation. An exposure limit indicates what...
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    Standardisation of electromagnetic radiation

    Exposure limits are not yet legal standards because these are not specific enough and are not binding. In order to be specific, the exposure limits must be converted to standards...
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    Electricity

    Electricity provides us with a lot of comfort in our daily life. But the transport and use of electricity also generates electric and magnetic fields. Does the exposure to these...
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    Exposure in daily life

    Do you wonder if living next to a high-voltage line or the use of an electrical device brings you in contact with a strong electromagnetic field and implies a risk as a result...
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    Regulation and control

    Regulation for the electric mainsThe Belgian legislation (General Regulations for Electric Installations (RGIE/AREI)) limits the strength of the electric field that is generated...