Since 2002 a human biomonitoring network has been established in Flanders (Belgium) as
part of a programme on environmental health surveillance. The human biomonitoring …

Background 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 …

Human biomonitoring (HBM) can be an effective tool to assess human exposure to
environmental pollutants and potential health effects and is increasingly seen as an …

The use and production of chemicals, products and consumer goods, contamination of food,
as well as today's living conditions, are related to a substantial exposure of the German …

Abstract Background The" European Environment & Health Action Plan 2004–2010"
originates from the concern of the European Commission on the well-being of individuals …

Production of chemicals, use of products and consumer goods, contamination of food as
well as today's living conditions are related to a substantial exposure of humans to …

Background In order to investigate and monitor environmental health in Flanders (the Dutch
speaking part of Belgium), the Flemish government funded the Centre of Expertise for …

The objective of COPHES (Consortium to Perform H uman biomonitoring on a European S
cale) was to develop a harmonised approach to conduct human biomonitoring on a …

Key challenges in the field of environment and health are the interpretation of research data
and the translation into policy measures. We present work of the Flemish Centre of Expertise …

In Germany strong efforts have been made within the last years to develop new methods for
human biomonitoring (HBM). The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature …