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    Noise nuisance

    Sound and noise may not only damage your hearing, in the long run they may also affect the working of your heart and blood vessels and cause other physical complaints. In Belgium...
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    Service Center Health not available by phone

    Due to a reorganisation of our services, the Service Center Health is not available by phone until July 1, 2024 . You can contact us in writing by using our contact form. We...
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    Symposiums

    Symposium “Plant Health Without Borders” International collaboration to underpin policy at national, regional and international level 15 May 2024, 12:30-21:30, Belgian Institute...
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    Nature restoration in our North Sea

    Nature restoration in our North Sea From above, our North Sea looks like a uniform body of water. Below the water's surface, however, there is a great diversity of fauna and...
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    Prioritisation of measures

    In preparation of the creation around this vision on nature restoration, an exploratory analysis was carried out to find out which initiatives were already taking place in...
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    Nature restoration in international context

    Healthy ecosystems across boundaries  Habitats within the Belgian part of the North Sea are currently under severe pressure. This is due to global changes such as...
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    Enhancement of Sabellaria reefs

    Sabellaria as ecosystem engineer   The honeycomb worm (Sabellaria alveolata) and the ross worm (Sabellaria spinulosa) are two closely related bristle worms that have similar...
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    Siloxanes

    Siloxanes D4, D5, and D6 are known for their numerous useful material properties, which explains why they are commonly used in various everyday products. However, these chemicals...
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    Restoration of gravel beds

    Gravel beds as biodiversity hotspots Gravel beds were widespread in our North Sea in the past. Today, some of these gravel beds still exist, but unfortunately in a highly...
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    Enhancement of Lanice aggregations

    Different benthic communities Soft, sandy substrates occur throughout the Belgian part of the North Sea. The wide variation in sediment properties within these soft...