… Reference and HBM Values Urine and blood specimen ready for laboratory examination Source: angellodeco / … health effects and, consequently, no need for action. At a concentration level higher than the HBM-I- and lower than the HBM-II-value the result should be verified …

… 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 of the “HBM Commission” of the German Federal Environment Agency is to advice …

… Indoor Air Hygiene Commission The IRK developes recommendations on various issues and problems concerning indoor air hygiene Source: auris / Fotolia.com UBA`s Indoor Air Hygiene Commission (IRK) develops recommendations and statements on various issues and problems with biological and chemical substances in the air indoors. last update …

… WHO Collaborating Centre for Air Quality Management WHO CC Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control Source: Catrin Zigelski / UBA The WHO Collaborating Centre for Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control (WHO CC) provides the WHO Regional Office for Europe with scientific advice and support in the field of health impact assessment of ambient and indoor air …

… Percent) representative of the German population with regard to community size, age and gender. Samples and parameters Human biomonitoring Whole blood cadmium, copper, lead, mercury … magnesium, phosphorus, strontium, zinc Domestic environment Tap water ("first draw" and "flush" sample) barium, boron, cadmium, calcium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium, …

… German Environmental Survey 1990-1992, GerES II Children and adults were involved in the German environmental Survey 1990 to 1992. Source: … 19.03.2018 Programme GerES IIa (West-Germany) 1990/91 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 (East-Germany) 1991/92 1763 adults …

… 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 general population has reached … of residence in East-Germany in 1988 (before unification) is associated with a higher level of PCBs and HCB and a lower level of DDE. BMI, the body mass index, is …

… Project DEMOCOPHES For the study, mothers and children were examined who were at the same residence for five years. Source: … a human biomonitoring study in 17 European countries by means of common guidelines and using same methods. These guidelines were drawn up in the context of the COPHES project, of which DEMOCOPHES is an integral part. It has now been completed and the first European results delivered. last update on 20.08.2019 DEMOCOPHES In …

… health of men is at risk. Recent representative studies performed in Hamburg and Leipzig clearly show that the male sperm quality is low. Today, young German men … their ability to reproduce successfully is reduced. Results of animal experiments and human health monitoring programmes indicate that this reduction may be caused at … cancer and for women to contract breast cancer over their lifetime is 50 percent higher today than it was thirty years ago. The hypothesis that hormonally active …

… problems, or other health-related phenomena in populations or population groups, and to look for possible causes. last update on 21.11.2016 A disease might thus be … period might be described (cohort study). In both cases, the influencing factors and if possible the exact correlations between causes and disease are investigated. … or to particular groups do not arise, nor do those of transferability of effects of higher concentrations to those of lower concentrations, or the effects of short-term …

… justice in urban areas” Urban neighbourhoods need areas for sports, play, leisure and recreation Source: Tempelhof Projekt GmbH www.thf-berlin.de The health burden … These areas are exposed to multiple burdens including noise, air pollution and social problems. They also often have fewer green areas. In a research project … on “Environmental justice in urban areas – Development of practicable strategies and measures to reduce socially unequal distribution of environmental burdens”, the …