Publications by authors named "Z Slejkovec"
Article Synopsis
- The European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) wants to show how to use human biomonitoring data to help understand health risks better.
- Many people who assess health risks don’t know much about this type of data, so this paper aims to help them learn how to use it effectively.
- The paper provides different examples and suggestions based on research regarding various harmful substances, trying to raise awareness about potential health policies needed in the EU.
As one of the core elements of the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) a human biomonitoring (HBM) survey was conducted in 23 countries to generate EU-wide comparable HBM data. This survey has built on existing HBM capacity in Europe by aligning national or regional HBM studies, referred to as the HBM4EU Aligned Studies. The HBM4EU Aligned Studies included a total of 10,795 participants of three age groups: (i) 3,576 children aged 6-12 years, (ii) 3,117 teenagers aged 12-18 years and (iii) 4,102 young adults aged 20-39 years.
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- The European Joint Programme HBM4EU focuses on human biomonitoring (HBM) to inform chemical policy, with arsenic identified as a key substance needing evaluation for exposure levels.
- Urine samples from teenagers in various European countries showed significant differences in internal exposure to inorganic arsenic, primarily linked to diet, particularly rice and seafood consumption.
- Analysis indicated that DMA, a less toxic arsenic species, may be introduced from sources other than the metabolism of inorganic arsenic, raising concerns about potential health risks as overall exposure levels exceed established safety benchmarks.
This work describes the intricacies of the determination of the trimethylselenonium ion (TMSe) in human urine via high-performance liquid chromatography-hydride generation-atomic fluorescence spectrometry (HPLC-HG-AFS). By definition, this technique requires that the separated TMSe can be online converted into a volatile compound. Literature data for the determination of TMSe via the hydride generation technique are contradictory; i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChemical pollution is a major environmental concern especially in coastal areas, having adverse impacts on marine organisms and ecosystem services. Macroalgae can accumulate trace elements, but available studies are restricted to a limited number of elements and species. The goal of this research was to assess, seasonally, the concentrations of 22 elements in the brown alga Padina pavonica from monitoring sampling sites in Slovenian waters.
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