A feasibility study of biomarkers
Background Human exposure to chemicals is normally monitored by measurement of environmental pollutants in external media. We investigated whether biomarkers in adolescents can show exposure to, and health effects of, common environmental pollutants.
Jan A Staessen, Tim Nawrot, Elly Den Hond, Lutgarde Thijs, Robert Fagard, Karel Hoppenbrouwers, Gudrun Koppen, Vera Nelen, Greet Schoeters, Dirk Vanderschueren, Etienne Van Hecke, Luc Verschaeve, Robert Vlietinck, Harry A Roels, for the Environment and Health Study Group