Background Pesticide residue contamination of surface water in agricultural areas can have
adverse effects on the ecosystem. We have performed an integrated chemical and …

Passive equilibrium sampling of chemical mixtures from different human post-mortem
tissues (liver, brain (cerebrum and cerebellum), adipose tissue) and blood was combined …

Horizontal challenges, such as climate change or the growing populations, and their
manifestations require the development of multidisciplinary research synergies in urban …

Urban gardening has become increasingly popular, creating green oases in cities; however,
many of these activities are undertaken in areas of high traffic density or on ex-brown field …

Science is based on facts and their discourse. Willingly or unwillingly, facts are mixed with
opinion, ie, views or judgments formed, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge. This is …

Water pollution risks to human health and the environment are emerging as serious
concerns in the European Union and worldwide. With the aim to achieve good ecological …

The presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in aquatic systems
has raised concern about their potential adverse effects on aquatic organisms. Considering …

The proposal of the “exposome” concept represents a shift of the research paradigm in
studying exposure-disease relationships from an isolated and partial way to a systematic …

This publication reviews the state-of-the-art human biological monitoring (HBM) of mycotoxin
biomarkers in breast milk, plasma, serum, and whole blood samples with a focus on the past …

Standardized laboratory tests with a limited number of model species are a key component
of chemical risk assessments. These surrogate species cannot represent the entire diversity …