Antimicrobial resistant prevalence in freshwaters in Belgium and human exposure risk assessment.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the antimicrobial resistant (AR) prevalence in recreational waters in Belgium and to assess the exposure risk for bathers. Nine stations were sampled during the 2021 bathing season. A total of 912 strains were isolated and tested by the disk diffusion method in accordance with EUCAST recommendations, including Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) production.

Assessment of children's exposure to currently used pesticides in wallonia, Belgium.

In spring 2016, a study was carried out to characterize currently used pesticide (CUP) exposure among children living in Wallonia (Belgium). Pesticides were measured in both first morning urine voids of 258 children aged from 9 to 12 years and in ambient air collected close to the children's schools. Out of the 46 pesticides measured in the air, 19 were detected with frequencies varying between 11 % and 100 %, and mean levels ranging from <0.