… 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 … zinc; lindane, pentachlorophenol (subsample, N=465) Indoor air: (passive sampler) formaldehyde (subsample, N=358) volatile organic compounds, VOC (subsample, N=479) …

… 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 … (subsample, N=861); pyrethroides, PBO (subsample, N=1215) Indoor air formaldehyde (subsample of GerES IIa, N=502) Community Water works sample aluminium, …

… SBS Source: Tiberius Gracchus / Fotolia.com Scientists have observed a phenomenon for years in which workers mainly in new office buildings feel ill after extended … Questionnaires and exhaustive measurements at the workplace as well as clinical data helped experts to determine the frequency and causes of health complaints. … endpoints under field-relevant pesticide, biocide and pharmaceutical exposure Effective and socially acceptable design of CO2 pricing in the building and …

… 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 … but should still be kept under surveillance. The findings of GerES are valuable for the evaluation of smaller studies addressing specific problems. The … Metals, boron, and arsenic in the household drinking water gives an overview on data analysed. In Figure Elements in household drinking water of the West- and …

… environmental survey investigates the exposure of the population to environmental effects. Source: See Imprint Chemicals, mould or noise – people are exposed every … Environment Agency is investigating the exposure of the population to pollutants and other environmental effects such as noise. It is thereby contributing to the protection of people and the environment. last update on 11.05.2017 Research for your health The German Environmental Surveys (GerES) are the largest existing …

… Project DEMOCOPHES For the study, mothers and children were examined who were at the same residence for … Social and Environmental Medicine, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Erlangen Data evaluation and the publication of results were carried out by the Federal … contents Schmerzgel – Fragen und Antworten Mitglieder und Gäste der HBM-Kommission Effects chain – Example from the ‘human health’ action field Interreg-Projekt …

… tool of health-related environmental monitoring with which populations are examined for their exposure to pollutants from the environment. The results are also intended … as to whether (further) pollutant reduction measures are needed and on the effects of existing measures. last update on 21.10.2022 Human biomonitoring (HBM) is … thus feed directly into the findings. By way of contrast, environmental monitoring data are frequently unable to deliver exact results on the exposure of a single …

… medicine discipline aims to prevent the occurrence of environmental complaints and diseases in people. The cause of suffering is not always the same. Diagnosis and … variety of environmental influences. Whereas a pristine environment has a positive effect on human health, adverse environmental conditions or an environment perceived … centres (compilation in the journal "Umweltmedizin - Hygiene - Arbeitsmedzin", formerly "Umweltmedizin in Forschung und Praxis") which, with their wide-ranging …

… compounds are partly of natural origin, partly contained in articles of daily use, and can constantly reach our nose and skin. What health effects can VOCs have? How can unwanted exposure be reduced? last update on … 19.03.2018 What are Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)? The abbreviation VOC stands for the group of volatile organic compounds. VOCs include substances of organic …

… Data for health-related exposure assessment Exposure assessment calculates the … / Umweltbundesamt last update on 06.11.2014 The German Exposure Factors Database – RefXP The Federal Environment Agency provides extensive current data facilitating population-based exposure modeling and assessment. These reference data describe inter alia food and drinking water …