As one of the core elements of the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) a
human biomonitoring (HBM) survey was conducted in 23 countries to generate EU-wide …

Investigation of the toxicity triggered by chemicals on the human brain has traditionally relied
on approaches using rodent in vivo models and in vitro cell models including primary …

Current approaches for the assessment of environmental and human health risks due to
exposure to chemical substances have served their purpose reasonably well. Nevertheless …

Human biomonitoring has become a pivotal tool for supporting chemicals' policies. It
provides information on real-life human exposures and is increasingly used to prioritize …

The major purpose of human biomonitoring is the mapping and assessment of human
exposure to chemicals. The European initiative HBM4EU has prioritized seven substance …

Abstract The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP
Panel) was asked by the European Commission to update its 2005 risk assessments of di …

Chemicals such as phthalates, parabens, bisphenol A (BPA) and triclosan (TCS), used in a
wide variety of consumer products, are suspected endocrine disrupters although their level …

Mercury (Hg) and especially its methylated species (MeHg) are toxic chemicals that
contaminate humans via the consumption of seafood. The most recent UNEP Global …

A fundamental objective of the human biomonitoring for Europe initiative (HBM4EU) is to
progress toward comparable and robust exposure data for a wide variety of prioritized …

Background Harmonized data describing simultaneous exposure to a large number of
environmental contaminants in-utero and during childhood is currently very limited …