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The pandemic has impacted farmers, children, plant workers and even office workers in unique ways that go beyond physical illness. Several studies that explore these individualized effects will be presented during the Individual Impacts of Global Pandemic Risks session and the COVID-19: Risk Communication and Social Dynamics of Transmission and Vulnerability symposia, both from 2:30-4:00 p.m. ET on December 15, at the 2020 Society for Risk Analysis virtual Annual Meeting, December 13-17, 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic affected workers in our nation s meat-packing plants disproportionately, especially in the early months. In April 2020, meatpacking facilities were deemed an essential business and forced to remain open, but many meatpacking workers have fallen ill from COVID-19 as a result of hours spent in high-risk facilities, leading to plant closures that have caused economic problems for livestock producers, meat processors, grocery stores, and consumers.
Tiny plastic particles that can cause cancer are emitted by 3D printers with such being the most toxic to children under the age of nine, experts have warned.
The printers work be depositing successive layers of thermoplastics, metals, nanomaterials, polymers, slowly building up a complete object.
The global 3D printing market was worth an estimated £8.71 billion last year a figure increasing as more people purchase printers for their own homes.
Researchers from the US, however, have found that the devices pose an unexpected health risk in addition to their known contribution to plastic pollution.
During the hours it can take to complete a print, various particulates and chemical by-products can be released into the surrounding environment.
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The COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. has been characterized by rapidly changing information, a high degree of uncertainty, and conflicting information about transmission, vulnerability and mitigation methods. Several studies focused on public perceptions of the pandemic and the impact of media will be presented during two sessions on December 15, from 2:30-4:00 during the Society for Risk Analysis virtual Annual Meeting, December 13-17, 2020.
In the first of a pair of studies on public attitudes about the pandemic, Zhuling Liu, University at Buffalo, examined Americans support for various measures such as stay-at-home orders and the temporary closure of nonessential businesses. The study, Public support for COVID-19 responses: Cultural cognition, risk perception, and emotions, focused on three factors: cultural cognition, emotions (such as fear and anger) and risk perception.
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