… 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 … gender. Selection of children: children who lived in the households of the adult. … German Environmental Survey 1990-1992, GerES II …

… The Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) Non-specific afflictions experienced by people who … investigate the phenomenon of SBS and its causes. The most well-known of these in Germany is the ProKlimA-Study in which the University of Jena and research partners … of indoor air, for example with volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in German ( VOC and SVOC), infestation with microorganisms and other factors were …

… German Environmental Survey 1997-1999, GerES III Environmental surveys determine the … 69 years 120 sampling locations (response rate: 54.5 percent) representative of the German population with regard to community size, age and gender. Metals in blood and … lambda-cyhalothrin, which were detected in less than 3 percent of the samples. … German Environmental Survey 1997-1999, GerES III …

… German Environmental Survey, GerES The environmental survey investigates the … exposed every day to potentially harmful influences from the environment. In the German Environmental Survey, the Federal Environment Agency is investigating the … of the nationwide health monitoring programme of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). … German Environmental Survey, GerES …

… was carried out only in selected regions of the 17 participating countries. In Germany these were Bochum and the Hochsauerland district. DEMOCOPHES was co-financed … was carried out in the following countries: Belgium Denmark United Kingdom (incl. Northern Ireland) Ireland Luxembourg Poland Portugal Romania Switzerland … Animation zum Human-Biomonitoring der Kinderumwelt gemeinnützige GmbH” (in German). Data analysis and interpretation In addition to the task of testing common …

… problem facing people who have allergic reactions to substances that are often present in the environment. Contact with allergens like pollen or household dust … substances and allergens concerned. Allergies are a key research focus area at the German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt - UBA) due to the widespread … problem facing people who have allergic reactions to substances that are often present in the environment. Contact with allergens like pollen or household dust …

… Human biomonitoring Human biomonitoring makes it possible to determine levels of contamination in individuals. Source: intheskies / Fotolia.com Human biomonitoring (HBM) is a tool of health-related environmental monitoring with … and Health Homepage European Human Biomonitoring Homepage (COPHES) BMUV and German Chemical Industry Association set new targets ... Publications Human …

… VOCs have? Normally the concentration levels of individual VOCs are very low and represent no risk to health. In the German Environmental Study, the Federal Environment Agency has drawn up a representative overview of those VOCs which occur in homes in Germany. Concentrations which might possibly cause adverse health effects can arise …

… Source: K.-T. Trampe-Hauff / Umweltbundesamt last update on 06.11.2014 The German Exposure Factors Database – RefXP The Federal Environment Agency provides … the software @Risk©. Associated content Links Final report of the Xprob projekt (in German) English summary of the Xprob project report German Exposure Factors Database …

… Endocrine disruptors Endocrine disruptors are substances that interfere with the … hormonal system. Source: Franz_Pfluegl / Fotolia.com last update on 11.05.2017 In Germany the reproductive health of men is at risk. Recent representative studies … of sperms their peers did thirty years ago. It is likely that half of young male Germans have such a low sperm quality that their ability to reproduce successfully …