HBM4EU Coordinating and advancing human biomonitoring in Europe to provide evidence for chemical policy making
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Country: European Union
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Start Date:
1/1/2017
Duration: 60
months
Project Type: Network
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Organisation Type:
EC Project |
Topics:
Contaminated land-->Contaminants-->Contaminants overview Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Receptor: Human health
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Project objectives:
The initiative is coordinating and advancing human biomonitoring in Europe. HBM4EU is generating evidence of the actual exposure of citizens to chemicals and the possible health effects in order to support policy making.
The HBM4EU initiative represents a novel collaboration between scientists and chemical risk assessors and risk managers, including several Commission services, EU agencies and representatives for the national level. The project is building bridges between the research and policy worlds in order to deliver benefits to society in terms of enhanced chemical safety.
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Project
Summary:
HBM4EU is the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative, a joint effort of 28 countries, the European Environment Agency and the European Commission, co-funded under Horizon 2020. The initiative is coordinating and advancing human biomonitoring to generate evidence of the exposure of citizens to chemicals and understand the effects on health.
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Weblink:
https://www.hbm4eu.eu/
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Funding Programme(s):
HORIZON 2020
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Link to Organisations:
European Commission
European Environment Agency
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Submitted by:
Professor Paul Bardos
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26/05/2019 13:12:00
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