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August 29, 2019

Latest publications: Halogenated flame retardants in the environment and phthalate replacement DINCH® in humans

Latest data on flame retardants and a plasticizer replacement have now been published

August 06, 2019

Environmental Specimen Bank Kid's Lab in Berlin

Visit us at the Open Day 2019 at the Federal Ministry for the Environment

May 26, 2019

German Environmental Specimen Bank at International Scientific Meetings: SETAC Europe und ESB Conference 2019

Following the motto One Environment. One Health. Sustainable Societies. and The past, present and future of Environmental Specimen Banks current results of the German Environmental Specimen Bank are presented

May 02, 2019

Students from Ulm can now register online for the last sampling of the year

The final of the four annual human samplings of the German Environmental Specimen Bank will take place on 18 and 19 May in Ulm.

March 01, 2019

Human exposure to phthalates in Germany: Current data on DPHP exposure (1999 to 2017) available online

The results of the current analysis of the degradation products of the phthalate plasticizer DPHP in urine samples of the Environmental Specimen Bank have been published and can be searched.

January 03, 2019

Annual student volunteer sampling campaign 2019

The first of four yearly human specimen samplings will take place on 25 and 26 January 2019

August 24, 2018

German Environmental Specimen Bank at International Scientific Meetings: DioXin 2018 and ISES-ISEE 2018

Following the motto No Boundaries in POPs Pollution, Research and Control and Complex Local and Global Issues in Environmental Exposure and Health current results of the German Environmental Specimen Bank are presented

May 10, 2018

Special session on environmental specimen banking at SETAC EU

Talks from Sweden, Germany (2), USA and NorwayT

May 07, 2018

Final sampling of human specimen in 2018

The sampling of human specimen in 2018 was finalised in the 4th location Ulm at May 6th

January 09, 2018

New analytical method for pollutants in samples from fish and suspended particulate matter

German Environment Agency and Federal Institute of Hydrology develop new analytical method for pollutants in samples from fish and suspended particulate matter

December 19, 2017

Chemical analysis finished for the routine human biomonitoring of 2017

Result will be sent shortly after

October 14, 2017

German Environmental Specimen Bank at Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Science

Experts of the German Environment Agency discuss latest Environmental Specimen Bank results following the motto "Integrating Exposure Science Across Diverse Communities"

September 30, 2017

4th International Conference on Environmental Specimen Banks, 2-4 October 2017, Bilbao, Spain

Experts will dicuss new challenges for environmental specimen banks

August 31, 2017

Human exposure to phthalates in Germany: Current data (1988 to 2015) available online

The results of the current study on phthalate metabolites in ESB urine samples are published and can be searched.

July 20, 2017

Human glyphosate exposure in Germany: current trend data

ESB data reveal: glyphosate in human samples has increased in the years from 2001 to 2015

July 12, 2017

The Environmental Specimen Bank (ESB) on SWR television

On 13.07.2017 SWR television airs a segment on the ESB

May 10, 2017

Final sampling of human specimen in 2017

The sampling of human specimen in 2017 was finalised in the 4th location Ulm at May 7th

February 15, 2017

Annual student volunteer sampling campaign 2017

The second of four yearly human specimen samplings will take place in Halle/Salle on 15 and 16 of March 2017

October 08, 2016

Environmental Specimen Bank at the Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) and the UBA-Colloquium on Human Biomonitoring

Experts of the German Environment Agency present latest human biomonitoring results of the Environmental Specimen Bank in Utrecht.

September 11, 2016

Environmental Specimen Bank at the Europe Biobank Week

Experts of the German Environment Agency discuss latest ESB results with an international audience, following the motto Biobanking for Health Innovation.

September 06, 2016

Environmental policy 3.0 - The German Environmental Specimen Bank at the Festival of the Future

Visit us at the anniversary event of the Federal Environment Ministry on 10/11 September 2016 in Berlin

May 17, 2016

Environmental Specimen Bank joins TMF biobanking working group meeting

ESB scientists discuss benefits of biobanking for health-related environmental research and policy with experts of the working group.

April 16, 2016

Environmental Specimen Bank at the 2nd International Human Biomonitoring Conference in Berlin

Environmental Specimen Bank presents current research in the field of human biomonitoring.

April 05, 2016

Environmental Specimen Bank at annual meeting of the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER)

Three presentations prove the benefits of the integrated ESB approach: Scientific data on pollutants in humans and the environment.

February 21, 2016

Trends and advancements in the sampling and preservation of samples for the identification of contaminants of emerging concern

German Environment Agency presents on Environmental Specimen Banks potential for the identification of contaminants of emerging concern at NORMAN conference.

January 20, 2016

Student volunteers donate blood and urine for the annual sampling campaign

The first of four yearly human specimen samplings will take place on 22 and 23 January 2016

October 18, 2015

Environmental Specimen Bank presents new results at the 25th annual meeting of the International Society for Exposure Science (ISES)

New ESB studies on influencing factors of human exposure to environmental pollutants

August 05, 2015