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  • News from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 29.07.2025

    German Environmental Survey celebrates 40th anniversary

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    … by Agentur Naumilkat) In 1985, the first German Environmental Survey on Health (GerES) was launched. Since then, this series of surveys has been investigating the … Agency (UBA) has been examining, through the German Environmental Survey (GerES), the exposure of people in Germany to selected chemicals from our environment … This method is known as human biomonitoring. In addition to human biomonitoring, GerES also collects and analyses samples from home environments (e.g. drinking …

  • Press release 28/2020 from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 10.07.2020

    PFAS excessively high in blood of children and adolescents in Germany

    Eine Pfanne liegt im Sand

    … of the representative German Environmental Survey for Children and Adolescents, GerES V. In one fifth of the samples examined, the concentration for … and PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) were the most frequently traced substances in the GerES study. 100 percent of all children in the study were exposed to PFOS. PFOA was … in fatty tissue and can also pass from mother to child through breast milk. The GerES V results show that breastfed children are more exposed to PFAS than those …

  • News from 24.10.2016 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    German Environmental Survey: positive mid-term assessment

    Six children on a lawn sich in einer Kette bei den Händen gefasst und hüpfen lachend in die Luft

    … yanlev / Fotolia.com The first half of the Fifth German Environmental Survey (GerES V) was completed at the end of May 2016. By that time, the number of … are considered particularly vulnerable to substances potentially harmful to health, GerES V spotlights their exposure. So far, 1,267 urine samples, 2,786 tap water … subscribe telegram All news Related contents Deutsche Umweltstudie zur Gesundheit, GerES Newsletter und Schriftenreihen zu Umwelt und Gesundheit Tags Environment and …

  • Press release 13/2024 from 25.03.2024 | Last changed: 27.03.2024

    Assessment value set for plasticisers in urine

    Behandschute Hand hält Glasröhrchen mit Urin

    … on behalf of the UBA as part of the ongoing German Environmental Health Study (GerES VI). Of the 750 samples analysed so far, all are below the new assessment … also detected by the UBA as part of the sixth German Environmental Health Study (GerES VI). Of the 750 urine samples from adults analysed so far, mono-n-hexyl … on behalf of the UBA as part of the ongoing German Environmental Health Study (GerES VI). Of the 750 samples analysed so far, all are below the new assessment …

  • Article from 22.02.2024 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024)

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024) Adults are back in focus in the … Environment Agency (UBA) conducts the German Environmental Survey for Adults, GerES VI (2023–2024) to collect information on the burden of the adult population in … aged 18–79 years. The last GerES focussing on the adult population was GerES III (1997–1999), more than 20 years ago. This is the 6th cycle of the German …

  • Article from 21.05.2025 | Last changed: 21.05.2025

    UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service

    Nori-Algenflakes auf einem weißen Teller

    … topic for risk assessment and research at BfR | German Environmental Study (GerES): What conclusions can be drawn regarding the connections between … on weather and climate as part of the German Environmental Health Study (GerES VI) | The status report on climate change and health as an catalyst for an … 2019 02/2019 MAIN TOPIC: German Environmental Survey on Children and Adolescents, GerES V 2014–2017: First human biomonitoring results +++ OTHER TOPICS: Cooking for …

  • Article from 10.08.2017 | Last changed: 15.03.2019

    telegram: environment+health

    title telegram environment + health

    … of the German Environmental Survey for Children and Adolescents 2014–2017 (GerES V) telegram 02/2016 telegram environment+health 01/2016 Traffic-related … of the German Environmental Survey for Children and Adolescents 2014–2017 (GerES V) telegram 02/2016 telegram environment+health 02/2015 Young adults in …

  • Article from 26.07.2022 | Last changed: 26.07.2022

    German Environmental Survey 2003-2006 for Children, GerES IV

    6 Children

    German Environmental Survey 2003-2006 for Children, GerES IV For the first time the … Schwier / Fotolia.com The Federal Environment Agency decided to conduct a special GerES on children because they must be considered as a risk group for adverse health …

  • Article from 19.03.2018 | Last changed: 20.03.2018

    German Environmental Survey 1985-1986, GerES I

    pedestrians in a city

    German Environmental Survey 1985-1986, GerES I The population's exposure to … Mitglieder und Gäste der HBM-Kommission Deutsche Umweltstudie zur Gesundheit, GerES VI (2023-2024) Kommission Human-Biomonitoring Beurteilungswerte der … of the German population with regard to community size, age and gender. … German Environmental Survey 1985-1986, GerES I

  • Article from 19.03.2018 | Last changed: 20.03.2018

    German Environmental Survey 1997-1999, GerES III

    Pedestrians on a pavement

    German Environmental Survey 1997-1999, GerES III Environmental surveys determine the … reached a low level but should still be kept under surveillance. The findings of GerES are valuable for the evaluation of smaller studies addressing specific …