title: German Environmental Survey (GerES): human biomonitoring as a tool to identify exposure pathways.
abstract: The German Environmental Survey (GerES) is a representative population study and has been repeatedly carried out since the mid-1980s. The currently run survey (GerES IV) is the first one solely targeted on children. The GerES IV Pilot Study resulted in first insights into major exposure pathways relevant to children. These insights were made possible by the determination of pollutant concentrations in blood and urine and the additional consideration of their occurrence in the indoor environment and by using questionnaire data. The results of the GerES IV Pilot Study are presented according to major exposure pathways such as house dust, food and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). An overview on relevant pilot study results is given. The results of GerES IV will permit the verification and substantiation of the pilot study results.
authors.affiliation: Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt), Corrensplatz 1, 14195 Berlin, Germany. Kerstin.Becker@uba.de
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kirsch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kolossa-Gehring
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seiwert
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Seifert
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D005858:Germany; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D004391:Dust; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution