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Fransman, W. (author), Arnone, M. (author), Borghi, F. (author), Cattaneo, A. (author), Cavallo, D.M. (author), Cherrie, J.W. (author), Franken, R. (author), Galea, K.S. (author), van der Haar, R. (author), Heussen, G.A.H. (author), Jensen, K.A. (author), Koponen, M. (author), Koppisch, D. (author), Kromhout, H. (author), Luo, KY.S. (author), McNally, K. (author), Säämänen, A. (author), Spinazzè, A. (author), van Tongeren, M. (author), Jeroen, (author), Vanoirbeek, J. (author), Verpaele, S. (author), Vetter, D. (author), Viegas, S. (author), Warren, N. (author)In this article, we have responded to the key statements in the article by Koivisto et al. (2022) that were incorrect and considered to be a biased critique on a subset of the exposure models used in Europe (i.e. ART and Stoffenmanager®) used for regulatory exposure assessment. We welcome scientific discussions on exposure modelling (as was done...article 2022
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Jones, K. (author), Galea, K.S. (author), Scholten, B. (author), Porras, S. (author), Bousoumah, R. (author), Ndaw, S. (author), Louro, H. (author), Silva, M.J. (author), Viegas, S. (author), Godderis, L. (author), Verdonck, J. (author), Poels, K. (author), Groen, T. (author), Duca, R.C. (author), Santonen, T. (author), HBM4EU Diisocyanates Study Team, (author)Diisocyanates have long been a leading cause of occupational asthma in Europe, and recently, they have been subjected to a restriction under the REACH regulations. As part of the European Human Biomonitoring project (HBM4EU), we present a study protocol designed to assess occupational exposure to diisocyanates in five European countries. The...article 2022
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Andrianou, X.D. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Galea, K.S. (author), Stierum, R. (author), Loh, M. (author), Riccardo, F. (author), Pezzotti, P. (author), Makris, K.C. (author)The COVID-19 pandemic placed public health measures against infectious diseases at the core of global health challenges, especially in cities where more than half of the global population lives. SARS-CoV-2 is an exposure agent recently added to the network of exposures that comprise the human exposome, i.e. the totality of all environmental...article 2021
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Kuijpers, E. (author), van Wel, L. (author), Loh, M. (author), Galea, K.S. (author), Makris, K.C. (author), Stierum, R. (author), Fransman, W. (author), Pronk, A. (author)Introduction: Oil and gas workers have been shown to be at increased risk of chronic diseases including cancer, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and hearing loss, among others. Technological advances may be used to assess the external (e.g. personal sensors, smartphone apps and online platforms, exposure models) and internal...article 2021
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Kleovoulou, E.G. (author), Konstantinou, C. (author), Constantinou, A. (author), Kuijpers, E. (author), Loh, M. (author), Galea, K.S. (author), Stierum, R. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Makris, K.C. (author)Background and aim The Vasilikos Energy Center (VEC) is a large hydrocarbon industrial hub actively operating in Cyprus. There is strong public interest by the communities surrounding VEC to engage with all stakeholders towards the sustainable development of hydrocarbon in the region. The methodological framework of the exposome concept would...article 2021
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Scholten, B. (author), Laura Kenny, L. (author), Duca, R.C. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Santonen, T. (author), Galea, K.S. (author), Loh, M. (author), Huumonen, K. (author), Sleeuwenhoek, A. (author), Creta, M. (author), Godderis, L. (author), Jones, K. (author)Diisocyanates are a group of chemicals that are widely used in occupational settings. They are known to induce various health effects, including skin- and respiratory tract sensitization resulting in allergic dermatitis and asthma. Exposure to diisocyanates has been studied in the past decades by using different types of biomonitoring markers...article 2020