O-50 Exposome project for health and occupational research (EPHOR) mega cohort (abstract)

Introduction The EPHOR project is constructing a mega cohort for pooled analysis of data from multiple European cohort studies of occupation and health. The objective is to provide new evidence of the impact of occupational exposures on the risk of major non-communicable diseases, through systematic and agnostic analyses across the life-course....

Applying the exposome concept to working life health: The EU EPHOR project

Exposures at work have a major impact on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Current risk reduction policies and strategies are informed by existing scientific evidence, which is limited due to the challenges of studying the complex relationship between exposure at work and outside work and health. We define the working life exposome as all...

Exposome-based public health interventions for infectious diseases in urban settings

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...

Applying the exposome concept to working-life health: The EU EPHOR project

Chemical Identifier for Particulate Matter Monitoring in Construction Sites

In this work, a particulate matter (PM) sensor based on infrared spectroscopy is presented and evaluated for its use in occupational exposure. The technology is able to chemically identify the components of aerosols and provide quantitative information about the presence of crystalline silica, which is widely considered to be a health concern at...

A Scoping Review of Technologies and Their Applicability for Exposome-Based Risk Assessment in the Oil and Gas Industry

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...

Stakeholders' perceptions of environmental and public health risks associated with hydrocarbon activities in and around the vasilikos energy center, cyprus

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...

Urban greenspace and the indoor environment: Pathways to health via indoor particulate matter, noise, and road noise annoyance

Background/Aim: The exposome includes urban greenspace, which may affect health via a complex set of pathways, including reducing exposure to particulate matter (PM) and noise. We assessed these pathways using indoor exposure monitoring data from the HEALS study in four European urban areas (Edinburgh, UK; Utrecht, Netherlands; Athens and...

Inline infrared chemical identification of particulate matter

The health and environmental effects of particulate matter (PM) in the air depend on several parameters. Besides particle size, shape, and concentration, the chemical nature of the PM is also of great importance. State-of-the-art PM sensors only detect the particle size and concentration. Small, low-cost sensors only identify PM according to PM2...

Eliminating working-related cancer: exposome and safe by design

Exposome: connecting the dots for effective prevention of disease

Our health is impacted by the environment we grow up, live, work, sport, sleep and relax in. The combination of exposures during daily activities and over the lifetime constitutes a major risk factor for disease. Many common disorders are closely linked to these exposures ranging from lifestyle factors, to chemical exposures, social interactions...

How sensors might help define the external exposome

The advent of the exposome concept, the advancement of mobile technology, sensors, and the “internet of things” bring exciting opportunities to exposure science. Smartphone apps, wireless devices, the downsizing of monitoring technologies, along with lower costs for such equipment makes it possible for various aspects of exposure to be measured...