Policy interpretation of human biomonitoring research results in Belgium: priorities and complexity, politics and science

H Keune, B Morrens, J Springael… - Environmental policy …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
… and human health by measuring pollutants and health effects in (over 4000) Flemish
inhabitants, and developed an action plan for the interpretation of these human biomonitoring

[HTML][HTML] Acrylonitrile exposure in the general population following a major train accident in Belgium: a human biomonitoring study

T De Smedt, K De Cremer, C Vleminckx, S Fierens… - Toxicology letters, 2014 - Elsevier
… largest human biomonitoring study in the general population … a train derailment at Wetteren,
Belgium, which resulted in a highly … Biological monitoring was carried out on residents of the …

Human biomonitoring of heavy metals in the vicinity of non-ferrous metal plants in Ath, Belgium

S Fierens, J Rebolledo, A Versporten, E Brits… - Archives of Public …, 2016 - Springer
… , has long been a concern for the local population and authorities. The first plant, … human
body and the consequences on health for the population of Ath, using human biomonitoring

Opening the research agenda for selection of hot spots for human biomonitoring research in Belgium: a participatory research project

H Keune, B Morrens, K Croes, A Colles, G Koppen… - Environmental …, 2010 - Springer
… values (population levels) for the Flemish population will be obtained in a representative
population sample for a broad series of pollutants. Second, targeted human biomonitoring will …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of osteoporosis and costs associated with human biomonitored cadmium exposure in three European countries: France, Spain and Belgium

E Ougier, K Fiore, C Rousselle, R Assunção… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
… Exposure assessment: Selection of human biomonitoring (HBM) datasets reflecting the Cd
aggregated chronic exposure of population subgroups having similar characteristics to the …

Human biomonitoring as a tool for exposure assessment in industrially contaminated sites (ICSs). Lessons learned within the ICS and Health European Network

A Colles, ER Ardeleanu, C Candeias… - Epidemiologia e …, 2019 - ktisis.cut.ac.cy
… of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsand metals in the general population residing near …
human biomonitoring results of adolescents living near an industrial hotspot in Flanders, Belgium

Development of policy relevant human biomonitoring indicators for chemical exposure in the European population

J Buekers, M David, G Koppen, J Bessems… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
… Calculating the percentage of the population with levels above the HBM-I value (PE), this
was <5% for the Danish children and the Belgian mothers and children (derivation based on …

Highlights of recent studies and future plans for the French human biomonitoring (HBM) programme

N Fréry, S Vandentorren, A Etchevers, C Fillol - International journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
… the French human biomonitoring (HBM) programme. Until recently, HBM studies focused on
specific populations or … Samples were analyzed by a Belgian laboratory (CART) using gas …

Human biomonitoring survey (Pb, Cd, As, Cu, Zn, Mo) for urban gardeners exposed to metal contaminated soils

JCJ Petit, P Maggi, C Pirard, C Charlier, A Ruttens… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
… blood samples for a human biomonitoring survey among users … The study population consisted
mostly of Belgian natives (40%… About 40% of the study population completed elementary …

Human biomonitoring data enables evidence-informed policy to reduce internal exposure to persistent organic compounds: a case study

A Colles, D Coertjens, B Morrens, E Den Hond… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
… (Belgium), an ICS is situated on the Belgian/French border, adjacent to residential areas. On
the Belgian … in study population characteristics between both study populations in FLEHS II (…