Human biomonitoring is a well-recognized tool for estimating the exposure of human
populations to environmental pollutants. However, information regarding biomarker …

The Human Biological Monitoring (HBM) project was launched in the Czech Republic in
1994 as a part of the nation-wide Environmental Health Monitoring System to assess the …

Mercury (Hg) is among the top 10 environmental chemicals of major public health concern
(WHO). The Minamata Convention on Mercury (United Nations Environment Program …

Human biomonitoring is an important tool for the evaluation of environmental exposure to
contaminants. The data that are obtained from these studies might be compared to …

Urinary cadmium levels (U-Cd) were measured in 1770 adults (aged 18–65 years) as a
representative sample of the Spanish workforce. The geometric mean (GM) was 0.28 μg/l …

Background Cadmium is a ubiquitous and persistent metal, associated with different harmful
health effects and with increased morbidity and mortality. Understanding the main sources of …

Pollution by trace elements and its possible effect on organisms has become a worldwide
concern due to the increasing presence of trace elements in the environment and especially …

Urinary mercury (Hg) levels are suitable to assess long-term exposure to both elemental and
inorganic Hg. In this study, the urinary Hg levels of 250 children (aged 6–11 years) from …

Abstract Huelva (South West Spain) and its surrounding municipalities represent one of the
most polluted estuaries in the world owing to the discharge of mining and industrial related …

The Ria of Huelva (south-west Spain) is one of the most polluted fluvial-estuarine systems in
the world. Industrial activity delivers huge amounts of pollutants to the local environment …