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Journal Article 
The German Human Biomonitoring Commission 
Schulz, C; Angerer, J; Ewers, U; Kolossa-Gehring, M 
2007 
1 
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
ISSN: 1438-4639
EISSN: 1618-131X 
210 
3-4 
373-382 
English 
17337242 
WOS:000246907000019 
In Germany, the Human Biomonitoring Commission of the
German Federal Environment Agency was established in 1992 to develop scientifically based
criteria for the application of human biomonitoring (HBM). The goal is to clarify fundamental and
practical issues related to HBM. Following the assessment of pollutants in body fluids, the
commission derives two different kinds of guideline values: reference values and HBM values (HBM
I and HBM II values). This article gives a review of the current reference values, HBM values,
and the work of the German Human Biomonitoring Commission. (C) 2007 Elsevier GmbH. All rights
reserved. 
human biomonitoring; reference values; persistent organic pollutants; PCP; trace elements; arsenic; DEHP; pyrethroid; organophosphorus; environmental medicine; Germany