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First Task: Homepage for the Preparation of the Pilot Project

www.eu-humanbiomonitoring.org

• News / Updates / Proceedings

• Policy background

• Implementation group on HBM

• European Pilot Project on HBM

• Background information on HBM

• Links

• Discussion forum

• FAQ

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Concept for the Selection Process

relevant after applying exclusion criteria

relevant after applying selection criteria

relevant alternatives for decision makers

Broad list of possible pollutants and biomarkers

relevant after discussion with Implementation Group

BiPRO

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Preparation of a Decision Basis and first ResultsSTEP 1

Exclusion criteria

Selection criteria

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NOWaitlist

Broad List

STEP 4

STEP 3

STEP 2

NOWaitlist

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Ranking

Scenario I: heavy metals, e.g lead, methylmercury

FIRST RESULTS:Scenario II: heavy metals + selected POPs

BiPRO

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DG Research funds ESBIO to further prepare the HBM Pilot Project

• Expert team to Support BIOmonitoring

• 22 experts from 17 Member States + Croatia

• national governments, research institutes, industry, NGO

• schedule: 2 years, 4 reports

• 8 workpackages

ESBIO

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Workpackages of ESBIO

WP 1: Inventory on HBM

Conference „State of the Art of HBM“

Updated inventory in electronic form

EU platform for exchange of expertise and experiences

WP 2: Guidelines for best practise and coordinated approach

protocol for sampling , recruitment, collecting, analyses, organisation of laboratory work

questionnaire for Pilot Project

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Workpackages of ESBIO

WP 3: Guidelines for integration scenarios with E&H monitoring

links of HBM results to environmental monitoring, health monitoring and research

Concept to establish biomonitoring as a policy making tool on a European level

WP 4: Ethical issues

workshop with stakeholders

justified concept for dissemination and communication of results within participants of HBM

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Workpackages of ESBIO

WP 5: Inventory on HBMassessment of alternatives for costs and benefits

Concept for follow up of the Pilot Project

WP 6: Utility and Sensitivity of biomarkers

WP 7: Consortium Management

WP 8: Communication and Dissemination

press releasebrochurehomepage

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