Review of the analytical methodologies for the human biomonitoring of short-term exposure biomarkers to acrylamide
A. Albiach-Delgado, O. Pardo, F. A. Esteve-Turrillas, S. F. Fernández, B. Garlito, and V. Yusà
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
Opening session
09:00 - 09:05
Welcoming remarks
João Lavinha, Ambassador of the Portuguese National Hub for Human Biomonitoring
09:05 - 09:20
Activities of the Portuguese National Hub - Past, present and future
Rita Cavaleiro, National Hub Contact Point (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia)
Session 1 | How HBM supports risk assessment and policy action
Chair: Susana Viegas (ENSP-NOVA), Ricardo Assunção (INSA), Carina Ladeira (ESTeSL)
09:20 - 09:50
Communicating science for impact
Catherine Ganzleben (European Environment Agency)
09:50 - 10:20
Anchoring HBM4EU data to chemicals risk assessment
Maria João Silva (Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge)
10:20 - 10:30
Coffee break
10:30 - 11:00
How human biomonitoring has facilitated chemical restrictions - the risk assessment perspective
Mark Blainey (European Chemicals Agency)
11:00 - 11:30
Human biomonitoring in Food Safety and Nutrition: (im)possibilities and challenges
Hans Verhagen (Ulster University | Food Safety & Nutrition Consultancy)
11:30 - 11:40
Coffee break
Session 2 | Free communications
Chair: Sónia Namorado (INSA), Paula Alvito (INSA), Isabel Moura (APA)
11:40 - 11:55
Risk assessment of combined occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium, nickel, and PAHs: a literature-based approach
A. M. Tavares, S. Viegas, H. Louro, and M. J. Silva
11:55 - 12:10
How Human Biomonitoring data increases knowledge base to support Circular Economy – a case study in the E-Waste industry aiming to assess occupational exposure to chemicals
S. Viegas, C. Ladeira, E. Ribeiro, H. Louro, and M. J. Silva
12:10 - 12:25
Biomonitoring of occupational exposure to a known carcinogen: formaldehyde
S. Costa, C. Costa, J. Madureira, V. Valdiglesias, A. Teixeira-Gomes, B. Laffon, and J. P. Teixeira
12:25 - 12:40
Urinary neonicotinoids profiles in adults from Aveiro District, NW Portugal
A. C. Sousa, Y. Ikenaka, T. Ichise, S. M. M. Nakayama, S. Souto-Miranda, A. Marques, C. Valente, L.Taborda-Barata, M. R. Pastorinho, and M. Ishizuka
12:40 - 12:55
Biomonitoring of Portuguese nursing mothers: levels of biomarkers of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and infant´s health risks
M. Oliveira, S. Duarte, C. Delerue-Matos, A. Pena, and S. Morais
12:55 - 14:00
Lunch break
Session 3 | Can HBM provide relevant information for tackling actual and new challenges in Public Health?
Chair: Teresa Borges (DGS), Henriqueta Louro (INSA), Ana Tavares (INSA)
14:00 - 14:30
Human biomonitoring (HBM) - a tool to support the health argument in addressing major environmental challenges
Dorota Jarosinska (WHO European Centre for Environment and Health)
14:30 - 15:00
"It's those things that the plastics we use in our daily life have...": Portuguese citizens' attitudes and beliefs on chemical exposure and human biomonitoring
Ricardo R. Santos (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa)
15:00 - 15:30
Perfluoralkyl substances (PFAS): an example for priority substances under HBM4EU
Maria Uhl (Environment Agency Austria)
15:30 - 15:40
Coffee break
Session 4 | Free communications
Chair: Carlos Dias (INSA), Edna Ribeiro (ESTeSL), Joana Costa (FMUL)
15:40 - 15:55
The genotoxicity of an organic solvent mixture: a human biomonitoring study and translation of a real-scenario exposure to in vitro
C. Ladeira, G. Gajski, M. Meneses, M. Gerić, and S. Viegas
15:55 - 16:10
Biomonitoring of metals and minerals in urine in a population of Portuguese school-aged children: deriving reference values
I. Rebelo, V. C. Fernandes, E. Keating, J. C. Leite, D. Teixeira, M. L. Maia, S. Norberto, E. Pinto, A. Moreira-Rosário, D. Sintra, B. Moreira, A. Costa, S. Silva, V. Costa, I. Martins, F. C. Mendes, P. Queirós, A. Guerra, M. Fontoura, I. P. Carvalho, R. M. Lima, C. Martins, C. Delerue-Matos, A. Almeida, L. Azevedo, C. Calhau, and D. Pestana
16:10 - 16:25
Biomarker-validated maternal smoking and environmental tobacco smoke exposure status and its associations with perinatal outcomes
A. I. Silva, A. Camelo, J. Madureira, A. T. Reis, F. Barbosa Jr, J. P. Teixeira, and C. Costa
16:25 - 16:40
Human trials addressing environmental toxicant exposures: scoping review of immunological and endocrine markers and protective strategies
D. Marques-da-Silva, P. Videira, and R. Lagoa
16:40 - 16:55
Feasibility of a silicone membrane for mimicking skin absorption of environmental toxicants: experimental studies with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
J. Silva, D. Marques-da-Silva, and R. Lagoa
16:55 - 17:10
Concluding remarks and closure
João Lavinha, Ambassador of the Portuguese National Hub for Human Biomonitoring
Maria João Silva (Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge)