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] 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

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 (…

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 …

[HTML][HTML] How to use human biomonitoring in chemical risk assessment: Methodological aspects, recommendations, and lessons learned from HBM4EU

T Santonen, S Mahiout, P Alvito, P Apel… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human Biomonitoring Initiative, HBM4EU, was to provide examples of and good practices
for the effective use of human biomonitoring (HBM) data in human … of the EU population has …

[HTML][HTML] Human biomonitoring in health risk assessment in Europe: Current practices and recommendations for the future

H Louro, M Heinälä, J Bessems, J Buekers… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
… (HBM) is an important tool to survey the internal exposure of humans which represents the …
can improve human health risk assessment (RA) for both the general population and workers. …

Participant experiences in a human biomonitoring study: follow-up interviews with participants of the flemish environment and health study

B Morrens, H Jonker, E Den Hond, D Coertjens… - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
… accompanied by some comparison to reference or population values. However, there is no
… of a surveillance-based human biomonitoring study in Flanders (Belgium) experienced and …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to bisphenol A in European women from 2007 to 2014 using human biomonitoring data–The European Joint Programme HBM4EU

R Tagne-Fotso, M Riou, A Saoudi, A Zeghnoun… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
… One hundred percent of women in 14 out of 15 data collections in this study exceeded
the health-based human biomonitoring guidance value for the general population (HBM-GV …