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Exposure levels, determinants and risk assessment of organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in adolescents (14–15 years) from the Flemish Environment and Health Study by Bastiaensen, Michiel, Gys, Celine, Colles, Ann, Verheyen, Veerle, Koppen, Gudrun, Govarts, Eva, Bruckers, Liesbeth, Morrens, Bert, Loots, Ilse, De Decker, Annelies, Nelen, Vera, Nawrot, Tim, De Henauw, Stefaan, Van Larebeke, Nik, Schoeters, Greet, Covaci, Adrian

“…•First large-scale study on exposure to PFRs in an European population.•Six metabolites of 7 PFRs were frequently detected in Flemish adolescents.•Relatively…”
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Early-life exposure to multiple persistent organic pollutants and metals and birth weight: Pooled analysis in four Flemish birth cohorts by Govarts, Eva, Portengen, Lützen, Lambrechts, Nathalie, Bruckers, Liesbeth, Den Hond, Elly, Covaci, Adrian, Nelen, Vera, Nawrot, Tim S, Loots, Ilse, Sioen, Isabelle, Baeyens, Willy, Morrens, Bert, Schoeters, Greet, Vermeulen, Roel

“…Prenatal chemical exposure has frequently been associated with reduced fetal growth although results have been inconsistent. Most studies associate single…”
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and immune system-related diseases: results from the Flemish Environment and Health Study (FLEHS) 2008–2014 by van Larebeke, Nicolas, Koppen, Gudrun, De Craemer, Sam, Colles, Ann, Bruckers, Liesbeth, Den Hond, Elly, Govarts, Eva, Morrens, Bert, Schettgen, Thomas, Remy, Sylvie, Coertjens, Dries, Nawrot, Tim, Nelen, Vera, Baeyens, Willy, Schoeters, Greet

“…Background The successive FLEHS campaigns assess internal exposure to pollutants and associated early biological and health effects in participants of…”
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Monitoring chlorinated persistent organic pollutants in adolescents in Flanders (Belgium): Concentrations, trends and dose–effect relationships (FLEHS II) by Croes, Kim, Den Hond, Elly, Bruckers, Liesbeth, Loots, Ilse, Morrens, Bert, Nelen, Vera, Colles, Ann, Schoeters, Greet, Sioen, Isabelle, Covaci, Adrian, Vandermarken, Tara, Van Larebeke, Nicolas, Baeyens, Willy

“…In 2007, the second cycle of the Flemish human biomonitoring survey started, with a main focus on 14–15year-old adolescents. The main objectives were…”
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Determinants of bisphenol A and phthalate metabolites in urine of Flemish adolescents by Geens, Tinne, Bruckers, Liesbeth, Covaci, Adrian, Schoeters, Greet, Fierens, Tine, Sioen, Isabelle, Vanermen, Guido, Baeyens, Willy, Morrens, Bert, Loots, Ilse, Nelen, Vera, de Bellevaux, Benoit Nemery, Larebeke, Nik Van, Hond, Elly Den

“…As part of the second Flemish Environment and Health Study (FLEHS II), bisphenol-A (BPA) and different phthalate metabolites were analyzed, for the first time,…”
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Glyphosate and AMPA in Human Urine of HBM4EU Aligned Studies: Part A Children by Buekers, Jurgen, Remy, Sylvie, Bessems, Jos, Govarts, Eva, Rambaud, Loïc, Riou, Margaux, Tratnik, Janja Snoj, Stajnko, Anja, Katsonouri, Andromachi, Makris, Konstantinos C, De Decker, Annelies, Morrens, Bert, Vogel, Nina, Kolossa-Gehring, Marike, Esteban-López, Marta, Castaño, Argelia, Andersen, Helle Raun, Schoeters, Greet

“…Few data are available on the exposure of children to glyphosate (Gly) in Europe. Within HBM4EU, new HBM exposure data were collected from aligned studies at…”
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A Tiered Approach for Assessing Individual and Combined Risk of Pyrethroids Using Human Biomonitoring Data by Tarazona, Jose V, Cattaneo, Irene, Niemann, Lars, Pedraza-Diaz, Susana, González-Caballero, Maria Carmen, de Alba-Gonzalez, Mercedes, Cañas, Ana, Dominguez-Morueco, Noelia, Esteban-López, Marta, Castaño, Argelia, Borges, Teresa, Katsonouri, Andromachi, Makris, Konstantinos C, Ottenbros, Ilse, Mol, Hans, De Decker, Annelies, Morrens, Bert, Berman, Tamar, Barnett-Itzhaki, Zohar, Probst-Hensch, Nicole, Fuhrimann, Samuel, Tratnik, Janja Snoj, Horvat, Milena, Rambaud, Loic, Riou, Margaux, Schoeters, Greet, Govarts, Eva, Kolossa-Gehring, Marike, Weber, Till, Apel, Petra, Namorado, Sonia, Santonen, Tiina

“…Pyrethroids are a major insecticide class, suitable for biomonitoring in humans. Due to similarities in structure and metabolic pathways, urinary metabolites…”
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Improving the Risk Assessment of Pesticides through the Integration of Human Biomonitoring and Food Monitoring Data: A Case Study for Chlorpyrifos by Tarazona, Jose V, González-Caballero, Maria Del Carmen, Alba-Gonzalez, Mercedes de, Pedraza-Diaz, Susana, Cañas, Ana, Dominguez-Morueco, Noelia, Esteban-López, Marta, Cattaneo, Irene, Katsonouri, Andromachi, Makris, Konstantinos C, Halldorsson, Thorhallur I, Olafsdottir, Kristin, Zock, Jan-Paul, Dias, Jonatan, Decker, Annelies De, Morrens, Bert, Berman, Tamar, Barnett-Itzhaki, Zohar, Lindh, Christian, Gilles, Liese, Govarts, Eva, Schoeters, Greet, Weber, Till, Kolossa-Gehring, Marike, Santonen, Tiina, Castaño, Argelia

“…The risk assessment of pesticide residues in food is a key priority in the area of food safety. Most jurisdictions have implemented pre-marketing authorization…”
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Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Metabolites Are Associated with Biomarkers of Chronic Endocrine Stress, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in Adolescents: FLEHS-4 (2016–2020) by Verheyen, Veerle, Remy, Sylvie, Govarts, Eva, Colles, Ann, Rodriguez Martin, Laura, Koppen, Gudrun, Voorspoels, Stefan, Bruckers, Liesbeth, Bijnens, Esmée, Vos, Stijn, Morrens, Bert, Coertjens, Dries, De Decker, Annelies, Franken, Carmen, Den Hond, Elly, Nelen, Vera, Covaci, Adrian, Loots, Ilse, De Henauw, Stefaan, Van Larebeke, Nicolas, Teughels, Caroline, Nawrot, Tim, Schoeters, Greet

“…Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are environmental pollutants of public health concern. Multiple biological mechanisms have been hypothesized to…”
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Human biomonitoring from an environmental justice perspective: supporting study participation of women of Turkish and Moroccan descent by Morrens, Bert, Den Hond, Elly, Schoeters, Greet, Coertjens, Dries, Colles, Ann, Nawrot, Tim S, Baeyens, Willy, De Henauw, Stefaan, Nelen, Vera, Loots, Ilse

“…Environmental justice research shows how socially disadvantaged groups are more exposed and more vulnerable to environmental pollution. At the same time, these…”
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Participant Experiences in a Human Biomonitoring Study: Follow-Up Interviews with Participants of the Flemish Environment and Health Study by Morrens, Bert, Jonker, Hans, Den Hond, Elly, Coertjens, Dries, Colles, Ann, Schoeters, Greet, Van Larebeke, Nicolas, Nawrot, Tim, Covaci, Adrian, Nelen, Vera, Vandermoere, Frédéric, Loots, Ilse

“…Communicating individual human biomonitoring results to study participants has been the subject of debate for some time. This debate is dominated by ethical…”
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Determinants of Chronic Biological Stress, Measured as Hair Cortisol Concentration, in a General Population of Adolescents: From Individual and Household Characteristics to Neighborhood Urbanicity by Verheyen, Veerle J, Remy, Sylvie, Govarts, Eva, Colles, Ann, Koppen, Gudrun, Martin, Laura Rodriguez, Nielsen, Flemming, Bruckers, Liesbeth, Bijnens, Esmée M, Vos, Stijn, Morrens, Bert, Coertjens, Dries, Loots, Ilse, De Decker, Annelies, Franken, Carmen, Den Hond, Elly, Nelen, Vera, De Henauw, Stefaan, Covaci, Adrian, Van Larebeke, Nicolas, Teughels, Caroline, Nawrot, Tim S, Schoeters, Greet

“…Chronic biological stress may adversely affect adolescents' physical and mental health, but insight in the personal and environmental factors that determine…”
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Opening the research agenda for selection of hot spots for human biomonitoring research in Belgium: a participatory research project by Keune, Hans, Morrens, Bert, Croes, Kim, Colles, Ann, Koppen, Gudrun, Springael, Johan, Loots, Ilse, Van Campenhout, Karen, Chovanova, Hana, Schoeters, Greet, Nelen, Vera, Baeyens, Willy, Van Larebeke, Nik

“…In order to select priority hotspots for environment and health research in Flanders (Belgium), an open procedure was organized. Environment and health…”
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From Theory to Practice: A Path Through Imperfection-Lessons from Policy Oriented Environment and Health Research in Belgium by Keune, Hans, Morrens, Bert, Loots, Ilse, Springael, Johan

“…Background: Dealing with complex issues per definition bears the burden of imperfection. Whatever comforting theoretical concepts may promise, real life…”
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Socio-Economic Status and Health: Evaluation of Human Biomonitored Chemical Exposure to Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances across Status by Buekers, Jurgen, Colles, Ann, Cornelis, Christa, Morrens, Bert, Govarts, Eva, Schoeters, Greet

“…Research on the environment, health, and well-being nexus (EHWB) is shifting from a silo toward a systemic approach that includes the socio-economic context…”
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Perfluorinated substances in the Flemish population (Belgium): Levels and determinants of variability in exposure by Colles, Ann, Bruckers, Liesbeth, Den Hond, Elly, Govarts, Eva, Morrens, Bert, Schettgen, Thomas, Buekers, Jurgen, Coertjens, Dries, Nawrot, Tim, Loots, Ilse, Nelen, Vera, De Henauw, Stefaan, Schoeters, Greet, Baeyens, Willy, van Larebeke, Nicolas

“…Because of their dirt-, water- and oil-repelling properties, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are frequently used in a broad variety of consumer…”
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Biomarkers of phthalates and alternative plasticizers in the Flemish Environment and Health Study (FLEHS IV): Time trends and exposure assessment by Bastiaensen, Michiel, Gys, Celine, Colles, Ann, Malarvannan, Govindan, Verheyen, Veerle, Koppen, Gudrun, Govarts, Eva, Bruckers, Liesbeth, Morrens, Bert, Franken, Carmen, Den Hond, Elly, Schoeters, Greet, Covaci, Adrian

“…Restrictions on the use of legacy phthalate esters (PEs) as plasticizer chemicals in several consumer products has led to the increased use of alternative…”
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An innovative toolbox to develop and evaluate a Personal Budget system together with chronic care stakeholders in Flanders and in Europe by Morrens, Bert, Bleys, Dries, Bastelaere, Sam Van, Scheuer, Renaud

“…In Flanders (the northern part of Belgium), as in many other countries, care and welfare policy for people with chronic care and support needs, such as people…”
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Determinants of exposure levels of bisphenols in flemish adolescents by Gys, Celine, Bastiaensen, Michiel, Bruckers, Liesbeth, Colles, Ann, Govarts, Eva, Martin, Laura Rodriguez, Verheyen, Veerle, Koppen, Gudrun, Morrens, Bert, Den Hond, Elly, De Decker, Annelies, Schoeters, Greet, Covaci, Adrian

“…The broadly used industrial chemical bisphenol A (BPA), applied in numerous consumer products, has been under scrutiny in the past 20 years due to its…”
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Three cycles of human biomonitoring in Flanders − Time trends observed in the Flemish Environment and Health Study by Schoeters, Greet, Govarts, Eva, Bruckers, Liesbeth, Den Hond, Elly, Nelen, Vera, De Henauw, Stefaan, Sioen, Isabelle, Nawrot, Tim S., Plusquin, Michelle, Vriens, Annette, Covaci, Adrian, Loots, Ilse, Morrens, Bert, Coertjens, Dries, Van Larebeke, Nicolas, De Craemer, Sam, Croes, Kim, Lambrechts, Nathalie, Colles, Ann, Baeyens, Willy

“…•Exposure biomarkers measured in three age groups follow different time trends.•Regulated perfluorinated compounds and phthalates are declining in…”
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