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  • Article from 15.09.2023 | Last changed: 15.09.2023

    Human Biomonitoring Commission (HBM Commission)

    A rubber glove coated hand removes a test tube out of a  test tube rack.

    … Source: angellodeco / Fotolia.com Human biomonitoring (HBM) is an important tool in environmental medicine to assess and evaluate the level of internal exposure of the general population, population groups and individuals to environmental toxins. last update on 15.09.2023 Principle considerations The mandate …

  • Article from 27.10.2022 | Last changed: 27.10.2022

    WHO Collaborating Centre for Air Quality Management

    Schild des WHO CC Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control

    … Federal Environment Agency in 1994. Since 1999 the WHO CC belongs to the Agency’s ‘Environmental Hygiene’ department, located in Berlin. New WHO Global Air Quality … Federal Environment Agency in 1994. Since 1999 the WHO CC belongs to the Agency’s ‘Environmental Hygiene’ department, located in Berlin. New WHO Global Air Quality …

  • 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 … of 2731 persons 25 to 69 years of age from 100 sampling locations in West Germany (response rate: 73 Percent) representative of the German population with regard to …

  • Article from 21.01.2021 | Last changed: 22.01.2021

    Precautionary principle

    … remediation. If there is a risk to the environment - that is to say, if environmental damage is foreseeable with a reasonable degree of probability - the … the state with the task of protecting the natural bases of existence, also with responsibility to future generations, the pursuit of which can entail both danger …

  • Article from 19.03.2018 | Last changed: 20.03.2018

    German Environmental Survey 1990-1992, GerES II

    Girl and boy, their parents and grandparents are sitting on a lawn in a park.

    German Environmental Survey 1990-1992, GerES II Children and adults were involved in the German environmental Survey 1990 to 1992. Source: Monkey Business / Fotolia.com last update … 2524 adults aged between 25 and 69 years collected from 100 sampling locations (response rate: 63.1 %) and 453 children 6 to 14 years of age. GerES IIb …

  • 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 … Cross sectional sample of 4822 adults aged 18 to 69 years 120 sampling locations (response rate: 54.5 percent) representative of the German population with regard to …

  • Article from 11.05.2017 | Last changed: 11.05.2017

    German Environmental Survey, GerES

    Collage

    German Environmental Survey, GerES The environmental survey investigates the exposure of the population to environmental

  • Article from 20.08.2019 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Project DEMOCOPHES

    Mutter und Kind beim Memory-Spielen, die Mutter deckt ein Kärtchen mit einer Schlange auf, der Junge schaut neugierig unter die Karte, bevor sie ganz aufgedeckt ist

    … 17 countries where the DEMOCOPHES study was carried out there was a management unit responsible for the organisation within the country in question. In Germany this was specialist department II.1.2 for toxicology and health-related environmental monitoring of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) under the direction …

  • Article from 15.09.2013 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Allergies

    A girl blows her nose. In the background is a flower meadow with daisies an dandelion.

    … avoided.  Although they occur in the environment without human interference, man is responsible for the presence of other allergens (certain chemicals, for example). … to public health. Therefore, the Federal Environment Agency examined the spread of environmental contact allergies in a research project in German with a focus on …

  • Article from 14.12.2016 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)

    … by MCS attribute these symptoms to exposure to different kinds of chemicals and environmental noxae, whereby even very low concentrations, which do not cause health … definition of which symptoms pertain to MCS nor do verified findings on the environmental causes of the symptoms exist. According to the consensus criteria …

  • Article from 21.10.2022 | Last changed: 25.10.2022

    Human biomonitoring

    many phrases in the field of biomonitoring

    … intheskies / Fotolia.com Human biomonitoring (HBM) is a tool of health-related environmental monitoring with which populations are examined for their exposure to … last update on 21.10.2022 Human biomonitoring (HBM) is a tool of health-related environmental monitoring. In human biomonitoring, human body fluids and tissues are …

  • Article from 20.08.2019 | Last changed: 20.08.2019

    Environmental medicine

    A blood sample is taken from someones arm.

    Environmental medicine Environmental impacts affect our health. Source: Thomas Brugger / Fotolia.com The …