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About DEMOCOPHES
DEMOCOPHES aims to test the feasibility of a coherent approach to Human Biomonitoring (HBM) in Europe
The purpose of this harmonised approach is to achieve comparable HBM data across Europe to support environment, health and chemicals policy needs. For this, DEMOCOPHES works in close collaboration with COPHES, a scientific consortium that elaborates the necessary methodologies, a functional framework and policy recommendations.
The DEMOCOPHES pilot study will look at biomarkers for mercury, cadmium, phthalates as well as environmental tobacco smoke in human hair and urine. The project will collect samples and data from 120 mother-child pairs in each participating country.