… change and health: UMID 03/2009 Current topics In some issues the magazine focuses on current topics in the fields of environment and health. These issues are … 2024 MAIN TOPIC: Ban on cosmetics containing mercury – international challenges using the example of skin lightening creams +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: Potential of … the German lockdown in springtime 2020 | Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic viruses via wastewater analyses | Radiation protection aspects when using UV-C …

… Climate and greenhouse effect Source: Umweltbundesamt 26.03.2020 UBA explanatory video: Greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect Climate is described in terms of mean values, … and simulate possible future climate changes with the help of supercomputers. … Climate and greenhouse effect …

… Germany telegram 01/2017 telegram environment+health 04/2016 Indoor air pollution caused by ethanol fireplaces telegram 04/2016 telegram environment+health 03/2016 … 01/2016 telegram environment+health 03/2015 Good noses in search for mould – Use and training of mould detection dogs in Germany telegram 03/2015 telegram …

… to a defined statistical method from a series of measuring results. Samples to be used for this purpose have to be collected from a defined group of the general … Chem. 69, 7 (1997) 1601-1611). In analogy to this guideline, the HBM Commission uses as reference value the 95th percentile of the measured pollutant concentration …

… The Federal Environment Agency decided to conduct a special 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 for children has … and Adolescents ( KiGGS ) which is conducted by the Robert Koch-Institute . Using data of both surveys it will be possible to evaluate relations between …

… of the HBM Commission . The monographs contain furthermore information on the use, occurrence and distribution of the relevant chemical substance in the … Current Activities Biomonitoring Equivalents – Current Activities and Use of Toxicokinetic Modeling Lesa L. Aylward, Sean M. Hays, March 6, 2015 …

… for subjects with German nationality. Data from 1990-1992 were weighted using population data from the 1998 German Microcensus. The following substances … in urine. In both surveys PCP, lindane und permethrin were analysed in house dust. Trend data for the concentrations of metals in tap water of the 25 to 69 … in urine, lead in blood, mercury in urine and PCP in urine has decreased. This is caused by the decreasing level of pollution by the mentioned substances above all in …

… population in Germany). According to the amounts of organochlorines produced and used, the place of residence in East-Germany in 1988 (before unification) is … dust In the framework of GerES III (1997-1999) house dust samples were analysed using the content of the study participant's vacuum cleaner bags as available at the …

… ensures that the results are representative; in other words, they can reliably be used to draw conclusions about environmental impacts on the population as a whole. … Source: olesiabilkei / Fotolia.com Carcinogenic substances can get into household dust from road traffic exhaust gases. Source: CC Vision Noise can make …

… 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 … or later). A mother is deemed to be a person who lives with the child in the same household (biological mother, stepmother, or foster mother). A requirement for … form which the mothers were required to sign and return to the study centre. Sample use What happens with the hair and urine samples? The interviewer took receipt of …

… 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? … Possible sources of VOCs in indoor air include products and materials for use in construction and interior decoration (for example floor, wall, and ceiling coverings, paints, varnishes, adhesives, or materials used in furniture and decorating). Also of significance are body care products, …