Projects
Developing indicators on the added value of human biomonitoring for the environment & health policy in the Flemish, national and European context. University of Antwerp
Advisory assignment with regard to identifying and formulating impact indicators for developing a human biomonitoring programme at the European level, within the context of the HBM4EU project. University of Antwerp
Partnership agreement concerning the European Project HBM4EU : European Human Biomonitoring Initiative Hasselt University
A key role of bio-analysis in guiding thiamine biofortification and thiamine biomonitoring 'in the field'. Ghent University
Thiamine plays an essential role in energy metabolism. Humans have to rely on their diet for its
supply. Thiamine deficiency mainly affects developing countries, primarily as a result of the lack of
a varied diet, where some may largely depend on e.g. rice, which is low in thiamine content, for
their energy supply. Knowledge on the prevalence of this deficit in developing countries is limited
due the difficulty of ...
European Human Biomonitoring Iniative (HBM4EU). University of Antwerp
European Human Biomonitoring Initiative KU Leuven
The overarching goal of the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) is to generate knowledge to inform the safe management of chemicals and so protect human health. We will use human biomonitoring to understand human exposure to chemicals and resulting health impacts and will communicate with policy makers to ensure that our results are exploited in the design of new chemicals policies and the evaluation of existing measures.
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