The added value of a surveillance human biomonitoring program: The case of FLEHS in Flanders (Belgium)

H Reynders, A Colles, B Morrens, M Mampaey… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
human biomonitoring (HBM) program to assess and monitor human exposure of the Flemish
population … Flanders is a densely populated area in the North of Belgium with intense traffic …

Three cycles of human biomonitoring in Flanders− Time trends observed in the Flemish Environment and Health Study

G Schoeters, E Govarts, L Bruckers, E Den Hond… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
… and lead are decreasing in the population of Flanders. Response to … Human biomonitoring
measures concentrations of chemicals … part of Belgium, a human biomonitoring program was …

[HTML][HTML] Harmonization of human biomonitoring studies in Europe: characteristics of the HBM4EU-aligned studies participants

L Gilles, E Govarts, L Rodriguez Martin… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
… commission to collect human biomonitoring data to support … studies that obtain comparable
human biomonitoring (HBM) data … The study population approaches the characteristics of the …

[HTML][HTML] 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

[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

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 (…

Combined chemical exposure using exposure loads on human biomonitoring data of the 4th Flemish Environment and Health Study (FLEHS-4)

J Buekers, V Verheyen, S Remy, A Covaci… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
… concentration threshold of a given biomonitored chemical, and then … (Belgium) participating
in the 4th FLEHS campaign. … We found that 20% of the study population had for 27 out of 45 …