[HTML][HTML] Applicability of non-invasively collected matrices for human biomonitoring

R Smolders, KW Schramm, M Nickmilder… - Environmental …, 2009 - Springer
With its inclusion under Action 3 in the Environment and Health Action Plan 2004–2010 of
the European Commission, human biomonitoring is currently receiving an increasing amount …

Chlorinated pool attendance, atopy, and the risk of asthma during childhood

…, C de Burbure, O Michel, M Nickmilder - Environmental …, 2006 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
The pool chlorine hypothesis postulates that the rise in childhood asthma in the developed
world could result at least partly from the increasing exposure of children to toxic gases and …

Infant swimming practice, pulmonary epithelium integrity, and the risk of allergic and respiratory diseases later in childhood

…, S Carbonnelle, X Dumont, M Nickmilder - Pediatrics, 2007 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE. Irritant gases and aerosols contaminating the air of indoor swimming pools can
affect the lung epithelium and increase asthma risk in children. We evaluated the impact of …

Impact of chlorinated swimming pool attendance on the respiratory health of adolescents

A Bernard, M Nickmilder, C Voisin, A Sardella - Pediatrics, 2009 - publications.aap.org
… in pool air (<500 μg/m 3 in air sampled 1.5 m above the pool surface). The concentrations
of trichloramine in air ranged from 300 to 500 μg/m 3 . There were occasional exceedances of …

Outdoor swimming pools and the risks of asthma and allergies during adolescence

A Bernard, M Nickmilder… - European respiratory …, 2008 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Exposure to indoor chlorinated swimming pools can be detrimental to the airways of swimmers
and increase asthma risks but it is unknown whether these effects concern outdoor pools. …

Associations between proteins and heavy metals in urine at low environmental exposures: evidence of reverse causality

A Chaumont, M Nickmilder, X Dumont, T Lundh… - Toxicology letters, 2012 - Elsevier
Heavy metals can cause renal effects on vulnerable populations but it is uncertain whether
these metals still pose health risks at the low exposure levels now prevailing in most …

House cleaning with chlorine bleach and the risks of allergic and respiratory diseases in children

M Nickmilder, S Carbonnelle… - Pediatric allergy and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Chlorine bleach or sodium hypochlorite can inactivate common indoor allergens. In this
cross‐sectional study we evaluated to what extent regular house cleaning with bleach can …

[HTML][HTML] Outcome value of Clara cell protein in serum of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

…, Y Fortier, F Lauzier, G Bravo, M Nickmilder… - Intensive care …, 2006 - Springer
Objective Injury to the alveolocapillary barrier characterizes ALI/ARDS; therefore determining
levels of lung epithelium-specific small proteins in serum may help predict clinical …

Ecological association between childhood asthma and availability of indoor chlorinated swimming pools in Europe

M Nickmilder, A Bernard - Occupational and environmental medicine, 2007 - oem.bmj.com
Background: It has been hypothesised that the rise in childhood asthma in the developed
world could result at least in part from the increasing exposure of children to toxic chlorination …

Non-invasive biomarkers of pulmonary damage and inflammation: Application to children exposed to ozone and trichloramine

A Bernard, S Carbonnelle, M Nickmilder… - Toxicology and applied …, 2005 - Elsevier
To date, airways injury or inflammation caused by air pollutants has been evaluated mainly
by analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage, an invasive technique totally unsuitable to children. …