HBM4EU initiative presents assessment values for phthalates, cadmium and bisphenol A – more to follow read more
Exposure to chemicals in the human body can now be compared for all of Europe
Environmental medicine
The environmental 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 treatment often require cross-disciplinary cooperation and experience. read more
German Environment Agency launches air quality app for Android and iPhone devices
Up-to-date measurements of particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone pollution available from 400 measuring stations read more
2018 data on air quality: 57 cities exceed the NO2 limit value
German Environment Agency publishes “Gesunde Luft“ magazine on air pollution read more
Nitrogen dioxide loads in Germany down slightly in 2018
NO2 thresholds still exceeded in many cities, only one case of particulate exceedance, high level of ozone pollution read more
EU member states need to step up the fight against antibiotics in the environment
German Environment Agency presents seven priority areas for action read more
Health risks from legionella – new requirements for evaporative cooling systems operators
20 August 2018 deadline for operators to submit information about existing plants (pursuant to 42. BImSchV) read more
HBM4EU Conference in September 2018
Under the auspices of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Austrian organisations involved in the HBM4EU initiative together with the European Commission organise a conference with the title ‘Human Biomonitoring in Europe –science and policy for healthy citizens’ on September 28th 2018 in Vienna. High-level stakeholders and policy makers are invited. read more
