Workshop on ethics and communication in Copenhagen 11–13.3.2007

Authors: Lisbeth E Knudsen, Domenico Franco Merlo and Ann Dyreborg Larsen

Translating biomonitoring data into risk management and policy implementation options for a European Network on Human Biomonitoring

The "European Environment & Health Action Plan 2004–2010" originates from the concern of the European Commission on the well-being of individuals and the general population. Through this plan, the Commission h...

Authors: R Smolders, G Koppen and G Schoeters

Conceptual framework for a Danish human biomonitoring program

The aim of this paper is to present the conceptual framework for a Danish human biomonitoring (HBM) program. The EU and national science-policy interface, that is fundamental for a realization of the national ...

Authors: Marianne Thomsen, Lisbeth E Knudsen, Katrin Vorkamp, Marie Frederiksen, Hanne Bach, Eva Cecilie Bonefeld-Jorgensen, Suresch Rastogi, Patrik Fauser, Teddy Krongaard and Peter Borgen Sorensen

Bioethical committees and data protection issues in Poland

In Poland there are only Regional Bioethical Committees. Unlike most EU countries Poland has no coordinating centre on bioethics for human research. However, the Ministry of Health and Welfare has established ...

Authors: Danuta Ligocka

Ethics issues experienced in HBM within Portuguese health surveillance and research projects

In keeping with the fundamental practice of transparency in the discussion and resolution of ethics conflicts raised by research, a summary of ethics issues raised during Portuguese biomonitoring in health sur...

Authors: M Fátima Reis, Susana Segurado, Ana Brantes, Helena Teresinha Simões, J Maurício Melim, V Geraldes and J Pereira Miguel

Communicating human biomonitoring results to ensure policy coherence with public health recommendations: analysing breastmilk whilst protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding

This article addresses the problem of how to ensure consistency in messages communicating public health recommendations on environmental health and on child health. The World Health Organization states that th...

Authors: Maryse Arendt

Research on ethics in two large Human Biomonitoring projects ECNIS and NewGeneris: a bottom up approach

Assessment of ethical aspects and authorization by ethics committees have become a major constraint for health research including human subjects. Ethical reference values often are extrapolated from clinical s...

Authors: Birgit Dumez, Karel Van Damme and Ludwine Casteleyn

Applying bioethical principles to human biomonitoring

Bioethical principles are widely used as a normative framework in areas of human research and medical care. In recent years there has been increasing formalization of their use in public health decisions. The ...

Authors: Myron Harrison

Scientific integrity: critical issues in environmental health research

Environmental health research is a relatively new scientific area with much interdisciplinary collaboration. Regardless of which human population is included in field studies (e.g., general population, working...

Authors: Domenico Franco Merlo, Kirsi Vahakangas and Lisbeth E Knudsen

Societal and ethical issues in human biomonitoring – a view from science studies

Human biomonitoring (HBM) has rapidly gained importance. In some epidemiological studies, the measurement and use of biomarkers of exposure, susceptibility and disease have replaced traditional environmental i...

Authors: Susanne Bauer

Risk communication and human biomonitoring: which practical lessons from the Belgian experience are of use for the EU perspective?

In order to investigate and monitor environmental health in Flanders (the Dutch speaking part of Belgium), the Flemish government funded the Centre of Expertise for Environment and Health, which started a huma...

Authors: Hans Keune, Bert Morrens and Ilse Loots

A proposed framework for the interpretation of biomonitoring data

Biomonitoring, the determination of chemical substances in human body fluids or tissues, is more and more frequently applied. At the same time detection limits are decreasing steadily. As a consequence, many d...

Authors: Peter J Boogaard and Chris D Money

Human biomonitoring data interpretation and ethics; obstacles or surmountable challenges?

The use of human samples to assess environmental exposure and uptake of chemicals is more than an analytical exercise and requires consideration of the utility and interpretation of data as well as due conside...

Authors: Ovnair Sepai, Clare Collier, Birgit Van Tongelen and Ludwine Casteleyn