The municipality of Ath is characterised by the presence, in its center, of two non-ferrous
metal industries whose emissions make local residents concerned for their health …

Specific reference values for background levels of body burden of trace metals are not
available for South Africa. Currently, laboratories measuring trace metal levels in workers …

A human blood biomonitoring campaign to detect the environmental exposure to metals (Cd,
Cu, Cr, Mn, Pb and Zn) in 265 subjects was performed in the South-Western part of Sardinia …

In areas at high environmental risk, a major issue is the assessment of the exposure of the
general population to industrial pollutants. To date, few studies have investigated exposure …

The human health impact of the historic and current mining and industrial activities in
Tunisia is not known. This study assessed the exposure to metals in the population of …

Background A previous study revealed an environmental contamination by heavy metals in
the vicinity of two non-ferrous metal plants in Ath, Belgium. The purpose of the current cross …

Abstract The concentrations of As, Be, Cd, Cr, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sn, Tl, and V were determined
in hair of 96 school children and in blood of 144 adults living in the vicinity of a hazardous …

Background The assessment of human chemical risks related to occupational or
environmental exposure to pollutants requires the use of both accurate exposure indicators …

Although human biological indicators have been widely utilized for biomonitoring
environmental pollutants in health exposure assessment, the relationship between internal …

The report describes the role of human biomonitoring (BM) in assessing the effects of
environmental quality on health, criteria and methodologies for the production …