Human Biomonitoring Initiative Takes Flight in Europe

A human biomonitoring study involving 28 countries in Europe has launched amongst increased interest to study the impacts environmental exposure have on human health. The study, termed HBM4EU, began in 2017 and will run through 2021. The study group includes all citizens, but there is a focus on particularly vulnerable groups, including children, pregnant women, and workers.  

Many regions are starting or continuing biomonitoring studies to drive policy making to regulate chemicals that pose threats to human health, many times with a key focus on environmentally sensitive groups. CIL has collaborated with leading institutions conducting extensive biomonitoring, or exposomics, research by developing standards to assist with testing needs.

Analytical Standards for Human Exposure Analysis