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Störfaktor Geruch: Welche neuen Lösungsansätze gibt es bei Geruchsproblemen im Innenraum?
(2026) David, Madlen; Röhl, Claudia; Scutaru, Ana Maria; Kolossa-Gehring, Marike; Debiak, Malgorzata; Sucker, Kirsten; Hameister, Jörn; Gerull, Felicia; Grams, H.; Schröder, K.; Brosig, Laura; 75. Wissenschaftlicher Kongress – Der Öffentliche Gesundheitsdienst
Europäische Partnerschaft zur Bewertung von Risiken durch Chemikalien (PARC) – Deutschlands Beitrag im Überblick
(2024) Liebmann, Liana; Baesler, Jessica; Bandow, Nicole; Duffek, Anja; Herzler, Matthias; Kolossa-Gehring, Marike; Marx-Stoelting, Philip; Röhl, Claudia; Tralau, Tewes
Wie gesundheitsschädlich sind eigentlich Chemikalien oder Mykotoxine? Wie stark sind Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher und deren Kinder mit potenziell problematischen Chemikalien belastet? Sind wir eigentlich schon gut geschützt oder müssen wir nachbessern? Mit solchen Fragen beschäftigt sich die „Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals”, PARC. Als bedeutende EU-Forschungspartnerschaft im Bereich der Risikobewertung von Chemikalien wird PARC mit über 200 Partnerinstitutionen aus 28 Ländern und einem Gesamtbudget von 400 Millionen Euro maßgeblich dazu beitragen, den Schutz des Menschen und der Umwelt zu stärken und das Schutzniveau in der EU noch weiter zu verbessern. PARC ist in Arbeitspaketen organisiert, die sich unter anderem mit wichtigen Forschungsfragen zur Risikobewertung von Chemikalien und der Verbindung von Wissenschaft und Regulatorik beschäftigen. Die deutschen Partner arbeiten nicht nur EU-weit zusammen, sondern auch interdisziplinär im National Hub. Quelle: UMID : Umwelt und Mensch - Informationsdienst ; Umwelt & Gesundheit, Umweltmedizin, Verbraucherschutz / Boden- und Lufthygiene (Berlin) Institut für Wasser-. - Berlin. - (2024), Heft 1, Seite 37
Odour wheel – A new supporting tool for the assessment of odours in indoor environments
(2026) Brosig, Laura; Strasser, Lea; Maxeiner, Björn; Beier, Alina; Senkale, Svenja; Kolodziejczyk, Ranka; Hameister, Jörn; Gerull, Felicia; Schröder, K.; Sucker, Kirsten; Scutaru, Ana Maria; Röhl, Claudia; Debiak, Malgorzata; Kolossa-Gehring, Marike; David, Madlen
The presence of unusual or unexpected odours in indoor environments often causes concern among occupants about potential health effects of exposure to chemical substances. Accurately describing an odour in order to determine appropriate measurement strategies can be challenging, highlighting the need for supporting tools. An odour wheel can help to describe the perceived odour using odour-descriptive words. By providing a standardised vocabulary, an odour wheel may improve communication between affected persons and indoor air consultants, combining information from sensory perception with the need for analytical measurements. The aim of this study was to develop an odour wheel for the description of odours in indoor air. A literature review was conducted to identify odour-active substances and corresponding odour-descriptive words most commonly reported in indoor environments. These substances were prioritised through a multi-stage process involving expert consultations. Based on these results, a preliminary odour wheel was created and applied in 21 rooms, where panellists used it to describe the present odour. The results were compared with chemical and chemical-sensory analysis, including GC-MS for identification and quantification of VOC, HPLC for aldehydes and ketones, as well as GC-MS-sniffing for explicit identification of odours and odour-active substances. A final validation was conducted in artificially scented rooms using defined substance mixtures. The final odour wheel includes 66 single substances, mainly comprising the chemical groups of aldehydes, aromatic compounds, terpenes and alcohols. The odour wheel can support communication between occupants and indoor air consultants, selection of appropriate measurement methods, and source identification in indoor environments. © 2026 The Authors.
Derivation of a dose descriptor for the internal exposure to benzene
(2026) Schettgen, Thomas; Wollin, Klaus-Michael; Schümann, Michael; Göen, Thomas; Chovolou, Yvonni; Apel, Petra; Kolossa-Gehring, Marike; Koch, Holger Martin; Röhl, Claudia
In 2022, the Human Biomonitoring (HBM) Commission of the German Environment Agency developed a concept for the risk assessment of carcinogenic substances in HBM studies, focusing on the internal exposure to genotoxic carcinogens. This concept involves deriving a dose descriptor for the internal exposure based on the concentration of specific biomarkers. In this study, the HBM Commission applies this new concept to benzene as a model substance, using urinary S-phenylmercapturic acid (S-PMA) as specific urinary exposure biomarker for benzene in HBM studies. The HBM Commission estimates additional lifetime cancer risks from benzene exposure using S-PMA HBM data from the German Environmental Specimen Bank and the German Environmental Survey (GerES V). Results indicate that there are considerable cancer risks for benzene in the general population for both adults and children. These findings highlight the importance of considering cumulative environmental exposures in public health risk management and demonstrate the applicability of HBM concepts for risk assessment of carcinogenic substances. Future studies should expand this approach to other environmental carcinogens to better inform mitigation strategies. © 2026 The Authors.
Der Umweltbezogene Gesundheitsschutz im Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienst
(2026) Brüggemeier, Carsten; Brenner, Bernhard; Chovolou, Yvonni; Costa Pinheiro, Nathalie; Duty, Oliver; Fischer, Guido; Gloyna, Kai; Johanns, Ole; Hameister, Jörn; Heinze, Stefanie; Heller, Dirk; Kraft, Martin; Menardo, Simona; Suchenwirth, Roland; Ueberhorst, Monika; Walser-Reichenbach, Sandra; Zeilinger, Jana; Röhl, Claudia
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