… Reference and HBM Values Urine and blood specimen ready for laboratory examination Source: … exposure of individuals or population groups with the background exposure. Since environmental conditions are changing reference values are checked continuously and … – there is no risk for adverse health effects and, consequently, no need for action. At a concentration level higher than the HBM-I- and lower than the …

… German Environmental Survey 2003-2006 for Children, GerES IV For the first time the UBA … GerES on children because they must be considered as a risk group for adverse health effects caused by environmental factors last update on 26.07.2022 GerES IV … 2001-2002. GerES IV is performed in cooperation with the Health Survey for Children and Adolescents ( KiGGS ) which is conducted by the Robert Koch-Institute . Using …

… Human Biomonitoring Commission (HBM Commission) The commission advises the Federal Environment Agency in questions of human biomonitoring. Source: angellodeco / … Human biomonitoring (HBM) is an important tool in environmental medicine to assess and evaluate the level of internal exposure of the general population, population … Federal Government and German States (Länder) authorities, universities, public health institutes and clinical institutions, who are appointed due to their …

… Indoor Air Hygiene Commission The IRK developes recommendations on various issues and problems concerning indoor air hygiene Source: auris / Fotolia.com UBA`s Indoor … Membership of the IRK is honorary. Representatives of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) take … in the meetings. Additional experts are invited for specific issues. The German Environment Agency (UBA) manages the secretariat of the IRK. Recommendations and …

… 27.10.2022 The WHO CC contributes to developing and encouraging collaboration, interaction and networking within the WHO programme "Air Quality and Health". Since the political changes in Europe in the … with WHO EURO in Copenhagen is organised through the WHO European Centre for Environment and Health (WHO ECEH), which from 1991 to 2000 was located in the …

… Comparison with Survey 1997-1999 Many contaminants were determined in both surveys and were compared to each other. Source: Radu Razvan / Fotolia.com last update on … West-Germany (0,46 µg/l vs. 0,6 µg/l). In GerES III PAH were included in the survey programme. At the same time samples from GerES II were analysed retrospectively. In …

… German Environmental Survey 1985-1986, GerES I The population's exposure to contaminants is … environmental monitoring Source: mickey hoo / Fotolia.com last update on 19.03.2018 Programme Population sample Cross sectional sample of 2731 persons 25 to 69 years of … Percent) representative of the German population with regard to community size, age and gender. Samples and parameters Human biomonitoring Whole blood cadmium, copper, …

… 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 on 19.03.2018 Programme GerES IIa (West-Germany) 1990/91 2524 adults aged between 25 and 69 years …

… workplace, but on the whole there was no connection between exposure to pollutants and their afflictions. The Anglo-Saxon term “Sick Building Syndrome” (SBS) has been … as well as clinical data helped experts to determine the frequency and causes of health complaints. Results have been published in an extensive report.  Offices with …

… German Environmental Survey 1997-1999, GerES III Environmental surveys determine the … population. Source: Siegfried Abelmann / Umweltbundesamt last update on 19.03.2018 Programme Population Sample Cross sectional sample of 4822 adults aged 18 to 69 … percent) representative of the German population with regard to community size, age and gender. Metals in blood and urine Exposure to heavy metals and arsenic of the …