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A JRC paper published in PLOS One yesterday finds that changes in the amount of freshwater flowing from rivers into the Mediterranean Sea can have a...
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Can a change in public procurement of food and food services, for schools and worksite canteens for example, lead to better health for all? That was...
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Experts from several German and French organisations - including scientists from EFSA and the JRC - reviewed the current application of classical and...
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The use of non-conventional data sources for migration policymaking was the topic of a workshop organised by the European Commission's Knowledge...
![JRC's ChemAgora web portal simplifies access to chemical data](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2018-02/computerman_-_chemagora.jpg?itok=XsoafskU)
The JRC's ChemAgora web portal provides search capabilities to retrieve chemical data from a plethora of online resources enabling users to access...
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The JRC contributed to an Italian study in profiling food waste types to better understand what specific measures should be taken for food waste...
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The JRC has published a report on the minimum quality requirements for the use of treated waste water for agricultural purposes.This science for...
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The Commission unveiled a new plan this week, laying out paths to EU membership for the Western Balkans countries.Through democratic, political...
![MECSA aims to empower individuals to assess the level of protection of their email communications and promote best practices among email providers](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2018-02/mecsa-safe-email-pic.png?itok=snL_RNzA)
The ‘My Email Communications Security Assessment (MECSA)’ tool can run a quick check on your email communications and provide feedback on how well...
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Major and severe accidents have occurred three times in nuclear power plants (NPPs), at Three Mile Island (USA, 1979), Chernobyl (former USSR, 1986)...