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Human Biomonitoring Research Unit

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Organisation profile

The HBRU primary goals are the development of biomarkers for the identification of human exposure to different occupational and environmental pollutants such as pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and persistent organic pollutants. Furthermore, HBRU aims to expand existing knowledge of the relationships between exposure to pollutants and subsequent biological/biochemical disorders. 

HBRU analytical techniques are mainly based on chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry applied to various biological matrices such as blood, urine and hair. HBRU also has strong expertise in biomarkers of alcohol consumption as well as in the assessment of exposure to cigarette smoke in active and passive smoking. 

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  • 27th Meeting of the Society of Hair Testing (SoHT)

    Favretto, D., Rossi, S., Appenzeller, B. & Cirimele, V., Mar 2026, In: Drug Testing and Analysis. 18, 3, p. 332-333 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

    Open Access

  • Mapping the human chemical exposome for public health

    David, A., Lennon, S., Mercier, F., Bouhlel, J., Chaker, J., Appenzeller, B. M. R., Audouze, K., Ayeni, K. I., Bailly-Chouriberry, L., El Balkhi, S., Barouki, R., Belova, L., Benmarhnia, T., Bonnefille, B., Bessonneau, V., Bonvallot, N., Bouchart, V., Bouvier-Capely, C., Buisson, C. & Bury, D. & 38 others, Covaci, A., Coumoul, X., Debrauwer, L., Delépée, R., Denys, S., Dereumeaux, C., Feuerstein, M. L., Fillol, C., Gago-Ferrero, P., Garcia, P., Gicquel, T., Gil-Solsona, R., Grova, N., Habchi, B., Hernandes, V. V., Iglesias-González, A., Jamin, E. L., Koch, H. M., Lefèvre-Arbogast, S., Lindh, C., Louyer, M. V., Macheka, L. R., Martin, J. W., Marques, M., Mol, H., Ndaw, S., Oleko, A., Papazian, S., Přibylová, P., Price, E. J., Schymanski, E. L., Thiele, S., Warth, B., Zeman, F., Blanc, E., Antignac, J. P., Le Bizec, B. & Samson, M., 18 Mar 2026, In: Nature Medicine. 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

    Open Access
    1 Citation (Scopus)

  • Pesticide Contamination in the Hair of Children From Colonia San Juan, a Rural Community in Paraguay

    Benitez Leite, S., Iglesias-Gonzalez, A., Mesquita, M., Macchi, M., Mesnage, R. & Appenzeller, B.  ., Mar 2026, In: Drug Testing and Analysis. 18, 3, p. 354-369 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

    Open Access
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