International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Article	Citations
Extreme weather events in europe and their health consequences – A systematic review	145
Prevalence of ESKAPE pathogens in the environment: Antibiotic resistance status, community-acquired infection and risk to human health	128
Health, work performance, and risk of infection in office-like environments: The role of indoor temperature, air humidity, and ventilation	127
The European human biomonitoring platform - Design and implementation of a laboratory quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) programme for selected priority chemicals	77
SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: Challenges for developing countries	71
HBM4EU combines and harmonises human biomonitoring data across the EU, building on existing capacity – The HBM4EU survey	69
Chemical prioritisation strategy in the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) – Development and results	60
Lead (Pb) and neurodevelopment: A review on exposure and biomarkers of effect (BDNF, HDL) and susceptibility	56
Harmonized human biomonitoring in European children, teenagers and adults: EU-wide exposure data of 11 chemical substance groups from the HBM4EU Aligned Studies (2014–2021)	55
Lead, cadmium, mercury, and chromium in urine and blood of children and adolescents in Germany – Human biomonitoring results of the German Environmental Survey 2014–2017 (GerES V)	50
Human experimental exposure to glyphosate and biomonitoring of young Swedish adults	50
From spontaneous to strategic natural window ventilation: Improving indoor air quality in Swiss schools	48
Household water insecurity will complicate the ongoing COVID-19 response: Evidence from 29 sites in 23 low- and middle-income countries	46
The European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU): Human biomonitoring guidance values for selected phthalates and a substitute plasticizer	44
Epidemiological surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 by genome quantification in wastewater applied to a city in the northeast of France: Comparison of ultrafiltration- and protein precipitation-based methods	42
Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds is associated with a risk of obesity and diabetes mellitus among Korean adults: Korean National Environmental Health Survey	41
The association between natural environments and childhood mental health and development: A systematic review and assessment of different exposure measurements	41
Long-term time trend of lead exposure in young German adults – Evaluation of more than 35 Years of data of the German Environmental Specimen Bank	39
PFAS levels and determinants of variability in exposure in European teenagers – Results from the HBM4EU aligned studies (2014–2021)	38
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among hospital workers in a German tertiary care center: A sequential follow-up study	37
Concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in donor breast milk in Southern Spain and their potential determinants	35
Ventilation conditions and their influence on thermal comfort in examination classrooms in times of COVID-19. A case study in a Spanish area with Mediterranean climate	34
Chlorination for low-cost household water disinfection – A critical review and status in three Latin American countries	33
Fate of faecal pathogen indicators during faecal sludge composting with different bulking agents in tropical climate	33
Quality assurance and harmonization for targeted biomonitoring measurements of environmental organic chemicals across the Children's Health Exposure Analysis Resource laboratory network	33

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on contact surfaces within shared sanitation facilities	32
Impact of heat waves and cold spells on cause-specific mortality in the city of São Paulo, Brazil	31
Lead exposure and its association with cardiovascular disease and diabetic kidney disease in middle-aged and elderly diabetic patients	30
Serum concentration trends and apparent half-lives of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Australian firefighters	30
Assessing the efficiency of constructed wetlands in removing PPCPs from treated wastewater and mitigating the ecotoxicological impacts	30
Modelling faecal pathogen flows and health risks in urban Bangladesh: Implications for sanitation decision making	30
Revalue associations of short-term exposure to air pollution with respiratory hospital admissions in Lanzhou, China after the control and treatment of current pollution	29
Persisting antibiotic resistance gene pollution and its association with human sewage sources in tropical marine beach waters	26
Characterising the exposure of Australian firefighters to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons generated in simulated compartment fires	26
Increased preterm birth following maternal wildfire smoke exposure in Brazil	26
Daily changes in household water access and quality in urban slums undermine global safe water monitoring programmes	25
Integrating health indicators into urban and transport planning: A narrative literature review and participatory process	25
Biomarkers of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Sub-Arctic and Arctic communities in Canada	25
Substitutes mimic the exposure behaviour of REACH regulated phthalates – A review of the German HBM system on the example of plasticizers	25
Assessment of triphenyl phosphate (TPhP) exposure to nail salon workers by air, hand wipe, and urine analysis	24
Wastewater-based epidemiology for early warning of SARS-COV-2 circulation: A pilot study conducted in Sicily, Italy	23
Short term effects of air pollutants on hospital admissions for respiratory diseases among children: A multi-city time-series study in China	23
Seasonality of drinking water sources and the impact of drinking water source on enteric infections among children in Limpopo, South Africa	23
Particle and metal exposure in Parisian subway: Relationship between exposure biomarkers in air, exhaled breath condensate, and urine	23
Association of ambient air pollution with depressive and anxiety symptoms in pregnant women: A prospective cohort study	22
Public health performance of sanitation technologies in Tamil Nadu, India: Initial perspectives based on E. coli release	22
Alterations of fecal antibiotic resistome in COVID-19 patients after empirical antibiotic exposure	22
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA): No high-level accumulation in human lung and kidney tissue	22
Association of neighborhood greenness exposure with cardiovascular diseases and biomarkers	21
Community design and hypertension: Walkability and park access relationships with cardiovascular health	21
Prenatal PM2.5 exposure and neurodevelopment at 2 years of age in a birth cohort from Mexico city	21
Interlaboratory comparison investigations (ICI) and external quality assurance schemes (EQUAS) for cadmium in urine and blood: Results from the HBM4EU project	21
Internal exposure of Flemish teenagers to environmental pollutants: Results of the Flemish Environment and Health Study 2016–2020 (FLEHS IV)	21
Exposure to the pesticide DDT and risk of diabetes and hypertension: Systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies	20
A human biomonitoring (HBM) Global Registry Framework: Further advancement of HBM research following the FAIR principles	20
Manuscript title: Long─term residential exposure to environmental/transportation noise and the incidence of myocardial infarction	20
Urinary excretion of phthalates and the substitutes DINCH and DEHTP in Danish young men and German young adults between 2000 and 2017 – A time trend analysis	20
Normal variability of 22 elements in 24-hour urine samples – Results from a biobank from healthy non-smoking adults	20
Associations of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and PFAS mixtures with adipokines in midlife women	19
Microbiological survey and occurrence of bacterial foodborne pathogens in raw and ready-to-eat green leafy vegetables marketed in Tehran, Iran	19
Effects of climate variables on the COVID-19 outbreak in Spain	19
Mixture risk assessment and human biomonitoring: Lessons learnt from HBM4EU	19
Internal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in vegans and omnivores	19
Assessment of exposure to pesticide mixtures in five European countries by a harmonized urinary suspect screening approach	19
The German Environmental Survey for Children and Adolescents 2014–2017 (GerES V) – Study population, response rates and representativeness	19
Exploring the relationship between metal exposure, BDNF, and behavior in adolescent males	18
Bisphenol A and declining semen quality: A systematic review to support the derivation of a reference dose for mixture risk assessments	18
Systematic review of biomonitoring data on occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium	18
The association between long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and glaucoma: A nation-wide epidemiological study among Chinese adults	18
Association of occupational noise exposure, bilateral hearing loss with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in Chinese adults	18
HBM4EU chromates study - Reflection and lessons learnt from designing and undertaking a collaborative European biomonitoring study on occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium	18
Occupational health outcomes among sanitation workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis	18
Estimating plasma half-lives of dioxin like and non-dioxin like polychlorinated biphenyls after occupational exposure in the German HELPcB cohort	18
Approaches to mixture risk assessment of PFASs in the European population based on human hazard and biomonitoring data	18
Urinary parabens and their potential sources of exposure among Korean children and adolescents: Korean National Environmental Health Survey 2015–2017	18

Interpreting biomonitoring data: Introducing the international human biomonitoring (i-HBM) working group's health-based guidance value (HB2GV) dashboard	18
Current exposure to phthalates and DINCH in European children and adolescents – Results from the HBM4EU Aligned Studies 2014 to 2021	17
Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource (HHEAR): A model for incorporating the exposome into health studies	17
Psychological impairment and extreme weather event (EWE) exposure, 1980–2020: A global pooled analysis integrating mental health and well-being metrics	17
Prenatal exposure to phthalates and phenols and preclinical vascular health during early adolescence	17
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance mixtures and gestational weight gain among mothers in the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment study	17
Urinary neonicotinoids level among pregnant women in Japan	17
Association between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus	17
Atmospheric dispersion and transmission of Legionella from wastewater treatment plants: A 6-year case-control study	17
Attributes of drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene associated with microbiological water quality of stored drinking water in rural schools in Mozambique and Uganda	17
Exposure to flame retardants in European children — Results from the HBM4EU aligned studies	17
Exposure Load: Using biomonitoring data to quantify multi-chemical exposure burden in a population	16
Demographic and exposure characteristics as predictors of serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) levels – A community-level biomonitoring project in Pennsylvania	16
Sewage-based surveillance shows presence of Klebsiella pneumoniae resistant against last resort antibiotics in the population in Bergen, Norway	16
Maternal PM2.5 exposure associated with stillbirth: A large birth cohort study in seven Chinese cities	16
Impact of short- and long-term exposure to air pollution on blood pressure: A two-decade population-based study in Tehran	16
Inhalation and dermal absorption as dominant pathways of PCB exposure for residents of contaminated apartment buildings	15
Introducing nature at the work floor: A nature-based intervention to reduce stress and improve cognitive performance	15
Kenyan school book knowledge for water, sanitation, hygiene and health education interventions: Disconnect, integration or opportunities?	15
Cross-sectional associations between serum PFASs and inflammatory biomarkers in a population exposed to AFFF-contaminated drinking water	15
Burden of osteoporosis and costs associated with human biomonitored cadmium exposure in three European countries: France, Spain and Belgium	15
Biomarkers of phthalates and inflammation: Findings from a subgroup of Women's Health Initiative participants	14
Association of exposure to artificial light at night with atopic diseases: A cross-sectional study in college students	14
Assessment of the association of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, oxidative stress, and inflammation: A cross-sectional study in Augsburg, Germany	14
Concentrations of urinary parabens and reproductive hormones in girls 6–17 years living in Canada	14
Characterizing exposure to benzene, toluene, and naphthalene in firefighters wearing different types of new or laundered PPE	14
Firefighters’ urinary concentrations of VOC metabolites after controlled-residential and training fire responses	14
Projecting the excess mortality due to heatwave and its characteristics under climate change, population and adaptation scenarios	14
Association of hospital admission for bronchiectasis with air pollution: A province-wide time-series study in southern China	14
Healthcare provider satisfaction with environmental conditions in rural healthcare facilities of 14 low- and middle-income countries	14
A Phased Approach for preparation and organization of human biomonitoring studies	14
Cumulative risk assessment of five phthalates in European children and adolescents	14
Insights into the genetic diversity, antibiotic resistance and pathogenic potential of Klebsiella pneumoniae from the Norwegian marine environment using whole-genome analysis	14
Household mold, pesticide use, and childhood asthma: A nationwide study in the U.S.	14
Short-term effects of ambient particulate matter (PM1, PM2.5 and PM10) on influenza-like illness in Guangzhou, China	14
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance plasma concentrations and metabolomic markers of type 2 diabetes in the Diabetes Prevention Program trial	14
Factors associated with safe child feces disposal in Ethiopia, India, and Zambia	14
Cadmium exposure in adults across Europe: Results from the HBM4EU Aligned Studies survey 2014–2020	14
Exposures in nail salons to trace elements in nail polish from impurities or pigment ingredients – A pilot study	14
Detection of carbapenemase-producing, hypervirulent Klebsiella spp. in wastewater and their potential transmission to river water and WWTP employees	13
Joint and interactive effects between health comorbidities and environmental exposures in predicting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	13
Characterizing exposures to flame retardants, dioxins, and furans among firefighters responding to controlled residential fires	13
Semen quality and sperm DNA integrity in city policemen exposed to polluted air in an urban industrial agglomeration	13
Glyphosate and AMPA exposure in relation to markers of biological aging in an adult population-based study	13
Antibiotic resistance patterns of Escherichia coli isolates from the clinic through the wastewater pathway	13
Assessing short-term impacts of PM2.5 constituents on cardiorespiratory hospitalizations: Multi-city evidence from China	13
Associations of fine particulate matter and constituents with pediatric emergency room visits for respiratory diseases in Shanghai, China	13
Web-based behavioral intervention to reduce exposure to phthalate metabolites, bisphenol A, triclosan, and parabens in mothers with young children: A randomized controlled trial	13
Assessing exposures to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in two populations of Great Lakes Basin fish consumers in Western New York State	13
Multiple organochlorine pesticide exposures and measures of sex steroid hormones in adult males: Cross-sectional findings from the 1999–2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	13
Prenatal exposure to pyrethroid and organophosphate insecticides and language development at age 20–36 months among children in the Odense Child Cohort	13
Transportation noise and gestational diabetes mellitus: A nationwide cohort study from Denmark	13
Gestational organophosphate ester exposure and preschool attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child cohort study	12
Low SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and high vaccine-induced immunity among German healthcare workers at the end of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic	12
Prenatal acute thermophysiological stress and spontaneous preterm birth in Western Australia, 2000–2015: A space-time-stratified case-crossover analysis	12
Open defaecation by proxy: Tackling the increase of disposable diapers in waste piles in informal settlements	12
Drinking water and the implications for gender equity and empowerment: A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative evidence	12
Elevated blood lead and metal/metalloid levels and environmental exposure sources in urban Ecuadorian school-age children and mothers	12
High burden and diversity of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales observed in wastewater of a tertiary care hospital in Germany	12
Harmonization of acronyms for volatile organic compound metabolites using a standardized naming system	12
Determination of optimal ventilation rates in educational environment in terms of radon dosimetry	12
Human biomonitoring guidance values (HBM-GVs) for priority substances under the HBM4EU initiative – New values derivation for deltamethrin and cyfluthrin and overall results	12
Informal E-waste recycling practices and environmental pollution in Africa: What is the way forward?	12
Pollen allergy: Developing multi-sectorial strategies for its prevention and control in lower and middle-income countries	12
Comparative analysis of biofilm models to determine the efficacy of antimicrobials	11
Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and association with thyroid hormones in adolescent males	11
Association between estimated whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields dose and cognitive function in preadolescents and adolescents	11
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in men and lactating women in Slovenia: Results of the first national human biomonitoring	11
Long-term exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide and ozone modifies systematic low-grade inflammation: The CHCN-BTH study	11
Prevalence of opportunistic pathogens in a school building plumbing during periods of low water use and a transition to normal use	11
Is living in a region with high groundwater arsenic contamination associated with adverse reproductive health outcomes? An analysis using nationally representative data from India	11
Microbial contamination in surface water and potential health risks for peri-urban farmers of the Bengal delta	11
A systematic review on solid fuel combustion exposure and respiratory health in adults in Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand	11
PFASs: What can we learn from the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU	11
Global practices, geographic variation, and determinants of child feces disposal in 42 low- and middle-income countries: An analysis of standardized cross-sectional national surveys from 2016 – 2020	11
Human urinary arsenic species, associated exposure determinants and potential health risks assessed in the HBM4EU Aligned Studies	11
Mass dose rates of particle-bound organic pollutants in the human respiratory tract: Implications for inhalation exposure and risk estimations	11
An exploration of the trajectory of psychological distress associated with exposure to smoke during the 2014 Hazelwood coal mine fire	11
Mega festivals like MahaKumbh, a largest mass congregation, facilitated the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to humans and endangered animals via contaminated water	11
Human biomonitoring reference values and characteristics of Phthalate exposure in the general population of Taiwan: Taiwan Environmental Survey for Toxicants 2013–2016	11

Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from dairy cows and their surrounding environment on a livestock farm practicing prudent antimicrobial use	11
Increased hospital admissions for asthma from short-term exposure to cold spells in Beijing, China	11
Combined effects of chronic PM2.5 exposure and habitual exercise on renal function and chronic kidney disease: A longitudinal cohort study	11
Combined chemical exposure using exposure loads on human biomonitoring data of the 4th Flemish Environment and Health Study (FLEHS-4)	11
Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations during four windows spanning puberty (prepuberty through sexual maturity) and association with semen quality among young Russian men	11
Urinary glyphosate kinetics after occupational exposure	11