Opening the research agenda for selection of hot spots for human biomonitoring research in Belgium: a participatory research project

Table 3 Three groups of criteria

Public health and research* aspects	Policy aspects	Social aspects
Health effects	Policy relevance of this type of knowledge	Public concern
Importance of the study for public health in general	Feasibility policy action at the source	Public support
Feasibility of the research*	Feasibility prevention or treatment health effects	Problem solving: research or action?
	Arguments pro and con human bionmonitoring	Arguments pro and con human bionmonitoring
*The research aspects were integrated in the Public health assessment: feasibility of the research.	Short term feasibility policy action
	Relation with current policy