Oral presentations from the 2024 annual workshop of the European Regional Chapter of the International Society of Exposure Science

The establishment of ISES Europe to future advancements

Yuri Bruinen de Bruin, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, DE
Advancing exposure science for integrated EU chemicals policies: a framework for efficiency

Marissa Kosnik, Eawag Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, CH
ISES Europe data repositories and analytics

Jan Urbanus, on behalf of ECETOC
Elevating exposure science in chemical safety assessment

Urs Schlüter, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DE
The establishment of ISES Europe to future advancements – exposure models

Alison Connolly, University College Dublin, IE
Advancing exposure science education and training in Europe: progress and future directions

Keynotes

Lidwien Smit, Professor of One Health and Environmental Epidemiology, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, NL
Assessing biological exposures in the omics era

Bruno Dujardin, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), IT
Strengthening data quality and exploring new data streams to face future challenges in exposure assessment

O1: Advances in exposure modelling I

Sebastiaan L. Zoutendijk, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, NL
Evaluation of the ConsExpo Exposure to vapour – evaporation model

Carlota Alejandre Colomo, Stoffenmanager® - Cosanta B.V., Amstelveen, NL
Development of a new risk assessment tool for exposure to biological agents

Joost G.M. van Rooij, Caesar Consult, Chemrade Software B.V., Nijmegen, NL
The new ECETOC TRA worker tool 3.2 – utilising workplace measurements to evaluate and improve exposure predictions of the screening tool

Hicham Zilaout, Stoffenmanager® - Cosanta B.V., Amstelveen, NL
Generic quantitative models for prediction of occupational exposure to respirable dust and respirable quartz within the formulating, metal manufacturing and construction industries

O2: New developments for mixture exposure assessment

Radu Corneliu Duca, National Health Laboratory (LNS), Dudelange, LU
OECD activities using relevant effect biomarkers and AOPs for assessing known and unknown mixture risks

O3: Progress in data generation for refined exposure assessments – Pesticides

Christiane Wiemann, BASF Oesterreich GmbH, Vienna, AT
Robust regulatory tools for European non-dietary risk assessment: plant protection industry’s data collection initiative

Karen S. Galea, Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM), Edinburgh, UK
How can exposure assessment for pesticides in epidemiological studies be improved? Insights from the IMPRESS project

O4: Advances in exposure modelling II

Christian Küster, Bayer AG, Monheim, DE
ICPPE risk assessment & mitigation tool: facilitating pesticide risk evaluation for operators using hand-held spray equipment

Edgars Felkers, Bayer AG, Monheim, DE
Protection by ordinary light clothing against pesticide spray drift for bystanders and residents

O5: Progress in data generation for refined exposure assessments – food and dietary exposure

Irmela Sarvan, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, DE
What’s in our food: first results of the BfR MEAL study

Nina Wieland, Radboud University, Nijmegen, NL
Consumer exposure to pesticide residues from food

Simone Stefano, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, IT
Probabilistic dietary exposure assessment of the Italian population to 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol, 2-monochloropropane-1,3-diol and glycidol

O6: Other exposure related topics

Gerald Bachler, DuPont de Nemours (Belgium) B.V., Mechelen, BE
Establishing a framework for exposure science certification: enhancing professional competencies and strengthening exposure science identity

O7: Advances in exposure modelling III

Marlene Dietz, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Dortmund, DE and
University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, DE
Systematic review and meta-analyses on the relevance of occupational oral exposure

Ophélia Gestin, French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks (Ineris), Verneuil-en-Halatte, FR
Pre- and postnatal exposure to pyrethroids in French children from the ELFE cohort

O8: Human biomonitoring I – Data generation

Carmen Tiwald, Analytisch-Biologisches Forschungslabor (ABF) GmbH, Planegg, DE
Development of a human biomonitoring method for assessing the exposure to 2,4,7,9-Tetramethyl-5-decyne-4,7-diol (TMDD) in the general population

Marina Almeida-Silva, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Saúde (ESTeSL), Lisbon, PT and
OSEAN-Outermost Regions Sustainable Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Funchal, PT
Development of an indexed score to identify the most suitable biological material to assess SARS-CoV-2

Max Scherer, Analytisch-Biologisches Forschungslabor (ABF) GmbH, Planegg, DE
Identification of use-specific hemoglobin adduct patterns for different tobacco/nicotine product user groups by non-targeted GC-MS/MS analysis

O9: Exposure at school and public spaces

Kirsten Lassing, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, NL and
Radboud University, Nijmegen, NL
Airborne virus exposure mitigation: advancing RPE testing with a fluorescent tracer

Marta Dias, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT and
Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Saúde (ESTeSL), Lisbon, PT
One Health approach in “Do It Yourself” stores to tackle fungal contamination

Pedro Pena, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Saúde (ESTeSL), Lisbon, PT and
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT
First insights of Portuguese primary schools’ fungal assessment – is indoor air quality complying with Portuguese legal framework?

Renata Cervantes, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Saúde (ESTeSL), Lisbon, PT and
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT
Assessing the impact of climate change on indoor fungal contamination in Lisbon metropolitan area primary schools: a comprehensive study

O10: Workplace exposure

Melanie Berghaus, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Dortmund, DE
From generic REACH information to concrete protective measures at the workplace

Juan Sasturain, BASF SE, Limburgerhof, DE
Comprehensive analysis of closed transfer systems in reducing operator and environmental exposure in Europe

Lea Anhäuser, German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the Health and Welfare Services (BGW), Cologne, DE
Occupational inhalation exposure during surface disinfection – exposure assessment based on exposure models compared with measurement data

O11: Human biomonitoring II – Data generation

Jacob van Klaveren, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, NL
Regulatory implementation of mixture risk assessment using human biomonitoring data

Nancy B. Hopf, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, CH
Paradigm shift in chemical risk assessment: NAMs and the changing landscape of exposure data collection

Ruben Peeters, VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, BE
Towards FAIR human biomonitoring data: development of a tool to enhance HBM data harmonisation

O12: Steps forward to reach informed aggregated exposure assessments

Arno Vanderbeke, VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, BE
Aggregate exposure assessment for PFAS using environmental data and human biomonitoring

Femke Affourtit, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, NL
Aggregate exposure to parabens in personal care products and toys