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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Chemical Mixtures in the EU Population: Composition and Potential Risks.

Sebastian Socianu, Stephanie K Bopp, Eva Govarts, Liese Gilles, Jurgen Buekers, Marike Kolossa-Gehring, Thomas Backhaus, Antonio Franco

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Sebastian SocianuEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy.
Stephanie K BoppEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1082-8007
Eva GovartsVITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-6075-4862
Liese GillesVITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3016-9750
Jurgen BuekersVITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-4669-8312
Marike Kolossa-GehringGerman Environment Agency (UBA), Corrensplatz 1, 14195 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8644-7564
Thomas BackhausDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Carl Skottsbergs Gata 22B, 41319 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Antonio FrancoEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulating chemical mixtures is a complex scientific and policy task. The aim of this study was to investigate typical mixtures and their potential risks based on internal exposure levels in the European population. Based on human biomonitoring (HBM) data made available via the HBM4EU project, we derived generic mixtures representative of a median (P50) and a worst-case scenario (P95) for adults and children. We performed a mixture risk assessment based on HBM concentrations, health-based guidance values (HBGVs) as internal thresholds of concern, and the conservative assumption of concentration addition applied across different toxicological endpoints. Maximum cumulative ratios (MCRs) were calculated to characterize the mixture risk. The mixtures comprise 136 biomarkers for adults and 84 for children, although concentration levels could be quantified only for a fraction of these. Due to limited availability of HBGVs, the mixture risk was assessed for a subset of 20 substance-biomarker pairs for adults and 17 for children. The mixture hazard index ranged from 2.8 (P50, children) to 9.2 (P95, adults). Six to seven substances contributed to over 95% of the total risk. MCR values ranged between 2.6 and 5.5, which is in a similar range as in previous studies based on human external exposures assessments. The limited coverage of substances included in the calculations and the application of a hazard index across toxicological endpoints argue for caution in the interpretation of the results. Nonetheless the analyses of MCR and MAF

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Biological MonitoringAdultChildHumansRisk Assessmentcombined exposure to multiple chemicalshuman biomonitoringmaximum cumulative ratiorisk assessment of chemical mixtures

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