Human biomonitoring (HBM) studies have demonstrated widespread and daily exposure to
bisphenol A (BPA). Moreover, BPA structural analogues (eg BPS, BPF, BPAF), used as BPA …

Phthalates are one of the most widely used plasticizers in polymer products, and they are
increasingly being exposed to people all over the world, generating health concerns …

While human regulatory risk assessment (RA) still largely relies on animal studies, new
approach methodologies (NAMs) based on in vitro, in silico or non-mammalian alternative …

Lead (Pb) is a ubiquitous environmental pollutant and a potent toxic compound. Humans are
exposed to Pb through inhalation, ingestion, and skin contact via food, water, tobacco …

Non-persistent endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), including phthalates and phenols,
are ubiquitous in both the environment and human body. A growing body of epidemiologic …

Human biomonitoring has become a pivotal tool for supporting chemicals' policies. It
provides information on real-life human exposures and is increasingly used to prioritize …

One of the aims of the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative, HBM4EU, was to provide
examples of and good practices for the effective use of human biomonitoring (HBM) data in …

Abstract Effect biomarkers can be used to elucidate relationships between exposure to
environmental chemicals and their mixtures with associated health outcomes, but they are …

This study investigated concentrations of phthalates (diesters of phthalic acids) in
blubber/adipose tissue of blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), fin whales (Balaenoptera …

Phthalates and the substitute plasticizer DINCH belong to the first group of priority
substances investigated by the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) to …