Ieder jaar vallen er doden en gewonden in het verkeer bij ongevallen waarbij alcohol in het spel is. Het alcoholslotprogramma draagt bij aan het omlaag brengen van het aantal verkeersslachtoffers en is bedoeld voor bestuurders die met te veel alcohol op aan het verkeer hebben deelgenomen. Als onderdeel van het programma wordt een alcoholslot in het...
Our environment is constantly threatened by large amounts and variations of man-made chemicals and natural substances. Parts of these substances accumulate and contaminate soil and surface water, affecting the organisms living in it and eventually contaminate the food chain. The European Union (EU) has imposed regulations and obliged EU member stat...
The aim of the present project was to determine the most critical steps in the production of fats and oils. First, production processes of vegetables oils, animal fat, fish oil, biodiesel and fat blending were studied and experts from the industry as well as in-house dioxin experts were consulted to identify the most critical steps. Then, monitorin...
This thesis describes the rapid and robust evaluation of antioxidant activity of complex mixtures such as plant extracts. The study was directed to establish the best screening and isolation procedures for components with antioxidative properties to ensure the development of an “algorithm” for studying natural antioxidants. Three different screenin...