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Articles2024-03-29T14:00:13ZThe transition of the food safety management system to the requirements of the new 2019 edition of the EN ISO 22000 standard
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1625
Title: The transition of the food safety management system to the requirements of the new 2019 edition of the EN ISO 22000 standard
Authors: Criste, Virgil
Abstract: The paper presents the activities and results obtained to make the transition of the food safety management
system to the requirements of EN ISO 22000 revised in 2019. It presents the importance of food safety for
human health and HACCP principles and methods of food safety. The novelties brought by the revision of
the reference standard are shown and the activities necessary for their inclusion in the food safety
management system are made explicit. The obtained results consist in ensuring the management of risks and
opportunities associated with the context and objectives of the organization, establishing prerequisite
programs to ensure the conditions and activities for maintaining food safety, establishing the hazard control
plan that includes the necessary control measures, procedures for monitoring the limits imposed on
technological parameters and the persons responsible for eliminating or reducing to an acceptable level the
significant hazards for food safety as well as in reviewing the documentation of the management system.
Description: Romanian Journal of Ecology and Environmental Chemistry, vol. 2, no. 1, 2020, p. 83-89, https://doi.org/10.21698/rjeec.2020.1102020-07-01T00:00:00ZAdequate pollution management - a must for implementation of ‘One Health’ concept
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1624
Title: Adequate pollution management - a must for implementation of ‘One Health’ concept
Authors: Arama, Madalina; Kim, Lidia; Nita-Lazar, Mihai; Pascu, Luoana Florentina; Lehr, Carol Blaziu
Abstract: The paper focused on the possible links among pollution, pollution management efficiency including waste
management and the propensity of a variety of emerging diseases in our society by answering the question:
“How pollution can affect human health?” Environmental pollution is a reality and our planet ecosystem
possibilities to face the challenges due to the constant exceeding its resilience are becoming smaller and
smaller. The evolution of the climate change indicators like global temperature, global CO2 emissions,
oceans acidification and species extinction point out that in a not very long period of time, the planet will not
be able to sustain any more the present society’s life style set by the current economic development.
Therefore, many warning signals have been issued to change the present behavior in order to reduce
significant damages done to the environment and on human health with serious implications on the
dysregulation of our immunity and the onset of a plethora of diseases. In this respect, the present paper
reviewed relevant aspects linked to the environmental pollution issues that become part of scientific and
public debates presented in specialty literature in recent years emphasizing why the implementation of “One
Health” concept is necessary.
Description: Romanian Journal of Ecology and Environmental Chemistry, vol. 2, no. 1, 2020, p. 70-82, https://doi.org/10.21698/rjeec.2020.1092020-07-01T00:00:00ZWaste management and their environmental impact: Challenges and opportunities at national level
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1623
Title: Waste management and their environmental impact: Challenges and opportunities at national level
Authors: Kim, Lidia; Arama, Madalina; Batrinescu, Gheorghe; Bratu, Mihai; Serbanescu, Agnes; Lehr, Carol Blaziu
Abstract: Both nationally and globally, waste generation increases with increasing product consumption. Thus, addressing the issue of waste is an ongoing challenge for researchers around the world. This challenge derives from the fact that in many European countries, including Romania, the amount of waste generated is very high compared to current technologies for treatment, recycle or recovery. Therefore, the most convenient management methods remain storage and incineration. These methods generate significant amounts of hazardous pollutants with a significant impact on the environment and human health. The paper presents a series of results related to waste management obtained within National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology – ECOIND Bucharest in the last 10 years. The paper is focused on four topics: analytical detection and monitoring pollutants from waste; environmental impact and risk assessments; waste classification and management; waste treatment and recovery technologies. The results obtained within these topics refers to optimal methods for detection and characterization of complex waste matrices, methods for assessing the impact on the environment generated by non-compliant landfills and risk prediction and reliable solutions and technologies for waste treatment and recovery. The topics approached represent a challenge for starting the implementation of circular economy concept promoted by EU and adopted by countries and governments all over the world.
Description: Romanian Journal of Ecology and Environmental Chemistry, vol. 2, no. 1, 2020, p. 54-69, https://doi.org/10.21698/rjeec.2020.1082020-07-01T00:00:00ZEvaluating the ecotoxicity of different pharmaceuticals using Aliivibrio fischeri bioassays
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1622
Title: Evaluating the ecotoxicity of different pharmaceuticals using Aliivibrio fischeri bioassays
Authors: Ionescu, Lucian; Gheorghe, Stefania; Mitru, Daniel; Stoica, Catalina; Banciu, Alina; Mihalache, Madalina; Nita-Lazar, Mihai
Abstract: An endless list of companies has produced a large amount of pharmaceutical compounds in a year-on-year
growth trend. Due to the excessive consumption of these substances and the inappropriate disposal, the
environment was contaminated, especially aquatic ecosystems, with quantities of pharmaceuticals (PHACs)
so that they have affected the living organisms, leading to decreased biodiversity and ecological
degradation. Many studies on PHACs environmental presence and toxic effects were performed, but unfortunately, no limit was establishing for discharging into environment, especially into the aquatic systems. The aim of this study was to use the bioluminescence of Aliivibrio fischeri bacteria as an indicator of toxical effect of different PHACs in simulated marine medium. The Microtox® bioassay is based on the PHACs inhibitory effect on the metabolism of bacteria which induced changes in their bacterial bioluminescence.
The test organisms were exposed to analgesics and anti-inflammatories such as Diclofenac, Ketoprofen,
Naproxen and Ibuprofen. The results showed that based on EC50 values, Naproxen had a very low toxicity
but Diclofenac, Ketoprofen and Ibuprofen had a harmful effect on the aquatic organisms.
Description: Romanian Journal of Ecology and Environmental Chemistry, vol. 2, no. 1, 2020, p. 47-53, https://doi.org/10.21698/rjeec.2020.1072020-07-01T00:00:00Z