This article characterizes the health risk perceptions toward excreta and wastewater management practices among waste management stakeholders in Vietnam and explores the implications of such perceptions on hygiene behaviors and preventative actions. Key informant interviews (n = 19; 12 women and ...
Veidt, J.
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Lam, S.
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh
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Huong Nguyen-Mai
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Harper, S.L.
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[Is agricultural intensification a growing health concern? Perceptions from waste management stakeholders in Vietnam]
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Is agricultural intensification a growing health concern? Perceptions from waste management stakeholders in Vietnam
Objectives
This study assesses the risk of exposure to hazardous chemical residues in pork meat, liver, and kidney collected at wet markets in Nghe An and Hung Yen provinces and discusses health impact implication.
Methods
514 pig feed, kidney, liver, and pork samples were pooled and qualitati...
Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh
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Dang Xuan Sinh
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Phuc Pham Duc
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Tran Thi Ngan
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Chu Van Tuat
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Grace, Delia
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Unger, Fred
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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[Exposure assessment of chemical hazards in pork meat, liver, and kidney, and health impact implication in Hung Yen and Nghe An provinces, Vietnam]
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Exposure assessment of chemical hazards in pork meat, liver, and kidney, and health impact implication in Hung Yen and Nghe An provinces, Vietnam
This paper evaluated the implementation of an initiative for promoting risk-based approaches to improve food safety management in Vietnam. A Taskforce of Risk Assessment for Food Safety (Taskforce) was formed and consisted of researchers working on risk assessment and food safety, and representat...
Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Grace, Delia
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Phuc Pham Duc
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Sinh Dang-Xuan
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Toan Luu-Quoc
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Unger, Fred
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Vlieger, S. de
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Ngoc Pham-Thi
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Nhiem Duong-Van
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Long Nguyen-Hung
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Luan Tran-Dinh
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Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh
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[Research and training partnership to assist policy and capacity building in improving food safety in Vietnam]
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Research and training partnership to assist policy and capacity building in improving food safety in Vietnam
Due to the consequences of approximately 76.9 million liters of herbicides used by the U.S. Army as part of Operation Ranch Hand during the Vietnam War, in conjunction with rapid industrialization, urbanization and economic development in the recent decades, Vietnam now faces various severe envir...
Food-borne diseases are attracting a lot of attention in Vietnam as a result of repeated episodes of adulterated and unsafe food. In this paper, we provide some perspectives on food safety in Vietnam from the point of view of an international research institution working on food safety with partn...
Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh
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Unger, Fred
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Dang Xuan Sinh
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Grace, Delia
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[Food safety in Vietnam: where we are at and what we can learn from international experiences]
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Food safety in Vietnam: where we are at and what we can learn from international experiences