Aktualisierung zu: Leitfaden zur Vorbeugung, Erfassung und Sanierung von Schimmelbefall in Geb äuden (2017) – Kapitel 6.1 „Nutzungsklassen“
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2024 Jan;67(1):127-128. doi: 10.1007/s00103-023-03814-0. Epub 2024 Jan 9.ABSTRACTThe guidelines published by the German Environment Agency in 2017 on the "Prevention, detection and remediation of mould in buildings" were clarified in two points. First, Chapter 6.1 "Utilisation classes" now includes the definition of an "indoor space" in relation to human use. Second, the previous utilisation class IV - which concerned cavities and building components - was removed. These changes avoid misinterpretations and emphasise the hygiene-preventive approach of the guide...
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - January 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Aktualisierung zu: Leitfaden zur Vorbeugung, Erfassung und Sanierung von Schimmelbefall in Geb äuden (2017) – Kapitel 6.1 „Nutzungsklassen“
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2024 Jan;67(1):127-128. doi: 10.1007/s00103-023-03814-0. Epub 2024 Jan 9.ABSTRACTThe guidelines published by the German Environment Agency in 2017 on the "Prevention, detection and remediation of mould in buildings" were clarified in two points. First, Chapter 6.1 "Utilisation classes" now includes the definition of an "indoor space" in relation to human use. Second, the previous utilisation class IV - which concerned cavities and building components - was removed. These changes avoid misinterpretations and emphasise the hygiene-preventive approach of the guide...
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - January 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Pharmaceuticals in hospital wastewaters: an analysis of the UBA's pharmaceutical database
In conclusion, this study provides the first large-scale metadata analysis for the pharmaceuticals in HWW worldwide.PMID:37610546 | DOI:10.1007/s11356-023-29214-0 (Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International)
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - August 23, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Maitane Alzola-Andr és Saioa Domingo-Echaburu Yolanda Segura Yolanda Valc árcel Gorka Orive Unax Lertxundi Source Type: research

Health protection and climate change require ambitious limit values for air pollutants in Europe : Opinion on the revision of the Directive on Air Quality and Clean Air for Europe of the Environmental Public Health commission of the Robert Koch Institute and the Federal Environment Agency
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2023 Aug 21. doi: 10.1007/s00103-023-03755-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBased on scientific findings, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended stricter guideline values for air quality in 2021. Significant reductions in the annual mean values of particulate matter (particle size 2.5 µm or smaller, PM2.5) and long-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3) were put forward. The risk of mortality already increases above the WHO guideline values, as shown in studies investigating low concentrations of air pollutants. In Germany, the 202...
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Annette Peters Caroline Herr Gabriele Bolte Astrid Heutelbeck Claudia Hornberg Thomas Kraus Tobia Lakes Andreas Matzarakis Dennis Novak Doreen Reifegerste Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann Hajo Zeeb Alexandra Schneider Barbara Hoffmann Source Type: research

Health protection and climate change require ambitious limit values for air pollutants in Europe : Opinion on the revision of the Directive on Air Quality and Clean Air for Europe of the Environmental Public Health commission of the Robert Koch Institute and the Federal Environment Agency
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2023 Aug 21. doi: 10.1007/s00103-023-03755-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBased on scientific findings, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended stricter guideline values for air quality in 2021. Significant reductions in the annual mean values of particulate matter (particle size 2.5 µm or smaller, PM2.5) and long-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3) were put forward. The risk of mortality already increases above the WHO guideline values, as shown in studies investigating low concentrations of air pollutants. In Germany, the 202...
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Annette Peters Caroline Herr Gabriele Bolte Astrid Heutelbeck Claudia Hornberg Thomas Kraus Tobia Lakes Andreas Matzarakis Dennis Novak Doreen Reifegerste Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann Hajo Zeeb Alexandra Schneider Barbara Hoffmann Source Type: research

Health protection and climate change require ambitious limit values for air pollutants in Europe : Opinion on the revision of the Directive on Air Quality and Clean Air for Europe of the Environmental Public Health commission of the Robert Koch Institute and the Federal Environment Agency
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2023 Aug 21. doi: 10.1007/s00103-023-03755-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBased on scientific findings, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended stricter guideline values for air quality in 2021. Significant reductions in the annual mean values of particulate matter (particle size 2.5 µm or smaller, PM2.5) and long-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3) were put forward. The risk of mortality already increases above the WHO guideline values, as shown in studies investigating low concentrations of air pollutants. In Germany, the 202...
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Annette Peters Caroline Herr Gabriele Bolte Astrid Heutelbeck Claudia Hornberg Thomas Kraus Tobia Lakes Andreas Matzarakis Dennis Novak Doreen Reifegerste Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann Hajo Zeeb Alexandra Schneider Barbara Hoffmann Source Type: research

A revised concept for deriving reference values for internal exposures to chemical substances and its application to population-representative biomonitoring data in German children and adolescents 2014-2017 (GerES V)
Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2023 Aug 12;253:114236. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114236. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHBM reference values, in contrast to toxicologically derived values, are statistically derived values that provide information on the exposure of the population. The exceedance frequency (if applicable for individual population groups) is often a first assessment standard for the local exposure situation for municipalities. More than 25 years have passed since the German Human Biomonitoring Commission (HBMC) formulated the first recommendations for the derivation of population-based reference values (HBM refere...
Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health - August 14, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Michael Hoopmann Aline Murawski Michael Sch ümann Thomas G öen Petra Apel Nina Vogel Marike Kolossa-Gehring Claudia R öhl Human Biomonitoring Commission of the German Environment Agency Source Type: research

A revised concept for deriving reference values for internal exposures to chemical substances and its application to population-representative biomonitoring data in German children and adolescents 2014-2017 (GerES V)
Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2023 Aug 12;253:114236. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114236. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHBM reference values, in contrast to toxicologically derived values, are statistically derived values that provide information on the exposure of the population. The exceedance frequency (if applicable for individual population groups) is often a first assessment standard for the local exposure situation for municipalities. More than 25 years have passed since the German Human Biomonitoring Commission (HBMC) formulated the first recommendations for the derivation of population-based reference values (HBM refere...
Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health - August 14, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Michael Hoopmann Aline Murawski Michael Sch ümann Thomas G öen Petra Apel Nina Vogel Marike Kolossa-Gehring Claudia R öhl Human Biomonitoring Commission of the German Environment Agency Source Type: research

A revised concept for deriving reference values for internal exposures to chemical substances and its application to population-representative biomonitoring data in German children and adolescents 2014-2017 (GerES V)
Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2023 Aug 12;253:114236. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114236. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHBM reference values, in contrast to toxicologically derived values, are statistically derived values that provide information on the exposure of the population. The exceedance frequency (if applicable for individual population groups) is often a first assessment standard for the local exposure situation for municipalities. More than 25 years have passed since the German Human Biomonitoring Commission (HBMC) formulated the first recommendations for the derivation of population-based reference values (HBM refere...
Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health - August 14, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Michael Hoopmann Aline Murawski Michael Sch ümann Thomas G öen Petra Apel Nina Vogel Marike Kolossa-Gehring Claudia R öhl Human Biomonitoring Commission of the German Environment Agency Source Type: research

A revised concept for deriving reference values for internal exposures to chemical substances and its application to population-representative biomonitoring data in German children and adolescents 2014-2017 (GerES V)
Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2023 Aug 12;253:114236. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114236. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHBM reference values, in contrast to toxicologically derived values, are statistically derived values that provide information on the exposure of the population. The exceedance frequency (if applicable for individual population groups) is often a first assessment standard for the local exposure situation for municipalities. More than 25 years have passed since the German Human Biomonitoring Commission (HBMC) formulated the first recommendations for the derivation of population-based reference values (HBM refere...
Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health - August 14, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Michael Hoopmann Aline Murawski Michael Sch ümann Thomas G öen Petra Apel Nina Vogel Marike Kolossa-Gehring Claudia R öhl Human Biomonitoring Commission of the German Environment Agency Source Type: research