Europe's zero-pollution agenda should depart from an understanding of how the European
citizens' bodies are polluted by synthetic chemicals and prioritize the reduction of the
chemical body burden and associated health impacts. In this context, Human Biomonitoring
(HBM) is an important and valuable tool for assessing the internal exposure of humans
resulting from aggregated exposure to chemicals. Though many obstacles still hinder the
use of HBM data, the growing availability of HBM data offers an opportunity for improving …

Human biomonitoring (HBM) is an important tool to survey the internal exposure of humans
which represents the real life chemical body burden to chemicals and/or their metabolites. It
results from total exposure to chemical substances from different sources and via different
routes. These substances may be regulated under different legislative frameworks on
chemicals (eg, environmental, occupational, food safety etc). In occupational health, HBM
has long traditions to control the exposures at workplaces. By providing accurate data on …