International conference on human biomonitoring, Berlin 2010

摘要

This focus issue assembles publications on the issues presented and discussed at the two-day international conference "Human Biomonitoring: Political benefits - scientific challenges" held in Berlin on September 26-28,2010. The major aim of this conference was to bring together the broad variety of human biomonitoring (HBM) activities conducted worldwide to present a clear picture of HBM's use in science and regulation. The conference was jointly organized by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) to elucidate and describe the scientific challenges as well as the political benefits of HBM. The global dimension of HBM was illustrated by contributions from HBM activities in Asia, Africa, North and South America, and Europe, and the participation of experts from 36 countries.