Pilot study testing a European human biomonitoring framework for biomarkers of chemical exposure in children and their mothers: experiences in the UK

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 20, 2015, Pages 15821-15834

  Exley, Karen ^a   Aerts, Dominique ^b   Biot, Pierre ^b   Casteleyn, Ludwine ^c   Kolossa Gehring, Marike ^d   Schwedler, Gerda ^d   Castaño, Argelia ^e   Angerer, Jürgen ^f   Koch, Holger M ^f   Esteban, Marta ^e   Schindler, Birgit K ^f   Schoeters, Greet ^g   Den Hond, Elly ^g   Horvat, Milena ^h   Bloemen, Louis ⁱ   Knudsen, Lisbeth E ^j   Joas, Reinhard ^k   Joas, Anke ^k   Sepai, Ovnair ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Federal Service of Health   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^f RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^g FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^h JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

ⁱ Environmental Health Science International   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^k BiPRO GmbH   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Cadmium; Cotinine; DEMOCOPHES; Environmental exposure; Mercury; Phthalates

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ALKALOID; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; CADMIUM; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CHILD HEALTH; FISH; HOMINID; MATERNAL HEALTH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHTHALATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTHER; NUTRITION; PILOT STUDY; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; URINE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTHERS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84945474297     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4772-4     Document Type: Article

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