First Steps toward Harmonized Human Biomonitoring in Europe: Demonstration Project to Perform Human Biomonitoring on a European Scale

Den Hond, Elly; Govarts, Eva; Willems, Hanny; Smolders, Roel; Casteleyn, Ludwine; Kolossa-Gehring, Marike; Schwedler, Gerda; Seiwert, Margarete; Fiddicke, Ulrike; Castaño, Argelia; Esteban, Marta; Angerer, Jürgen; Koch, Holger M; Schindler, Birgit K; Sepai, Ovnair; Exley, Karen; Bloemen, Louis; Horvat, Milena; Knudsen, Lisbeth E; Joas, Anke; Joas, Reinhard; Biot, Pierre; Aerts, Dominique; Koppen, Gudrun; Katsonouri, Andromachi; Hadjipanayis, Adamos; Krskova, Andrea; Maly, Marek; Mørck, Thit A; Rudnai, Peter; Kozepesy, Szilvia; Mulcahy, Maurice; Mannion, Rory; Gutleb, Arno C; Fischer, Marc E; Ligocka, Danuta; Jakubowski, Marek; Reis, M Fátima; Namorado, Sónia; Gurzau, Anca Elena; Lupsa, Ioana-Rodica; Halzlova, Katarina; Jajcaj, Michal; Mazej, Darja; Snoj Tratnik, Janja; López, Ana; Lopez, Estrella; Berglund, Marika; Larsson, Kristin; Lehmann, Andrea; Crettaz, Pierre; Schoeters, Greet

doi:10.1289/ehp.1408616

First Steps toward Harmonized Human Biomonitoring in Europe: Demonstration Project to Perform Human Biomonitoring on a European Scale

Author:

Den Hond, Elly

Govarts, Eva ; Willems, Hanny ; Smolders, Roel ; Casteleyn, Ludwine ; Kolossa-Gehring, Marike ; Schwedler, Gerda ; Seiwert, Margarete ; Fiddicke, Ulrike ; Castaño, Argelia ; Esteban, Marta ; Angerer, Jürgen ; Koch, Holger M ; Schindler, Birgit K ; Sepai, Ovnair ; Exley, Karen ; Bloemen, Louis ; Horvat, Milena ; Knudsen, Lisbeth E ; Joas, Anke ; Joas, Reinhard ; Biot, Pierre ; Aerts, Dominique ; Koppen, Gudrun ; Katsonouri, Andromachi ; Hadjipanayis, Adamos ; Krskova, Andrea ; Maly, Marek ; Mørck, Thit A ; Rudnai, Peter ; Kozepesy, Szilvia ; Mulcahy, Maurice ; Mannion, Rory ; Gutleb, Arno C ; Fischer, Marc E ; Ligocka, Danuta ; Jakubowski, Marek ; Reis, M Fátima ; Namorado, Sónia ; Gurzau, Anca Elena ; Lupsa, Ioana-Rodica ; Halzlova, Katarina ; Jajcaj, Michal ; Mazej, Darja ; Snoj Tratnik, Janja ; López, Ana ; Lopez, Estrella ; Berglund, Marika ; Larsson, Kristin ; Lehmann, Andrea ; Crettaz, Pierre ; Schoeters, Greet

Keywords:

Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Environmental Sciences, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health, Toxicology, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, PHTHALATE EXPOSURE, NATIONAL-HEALTH, URINE, MERCURY, BLOOD, NEUROTOXICITY, METABOLITES, POPULATION, CHILDREN, CADMIUM, Adult, Biomarkers, Cadmium, Child, Child, Preschool, Cotinine, Environmental Exposure, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Pollutants, Europe, Female, Hair, Humans, Male, Mercury, Mothers, Phthalic Acids, 05 Environmental Sciences, 11 Medical and Health Sciences, 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences, 41 Environmental sciences, 42 Health sciences

Abstract:

For Europe as a whole, data on internal exposure to environmental chemicals do not yet exist. Characterization of the internal individual chemical environment is expected to enhance understanding of the environmental threats to health.