Hygiena 2024, 69(2):50-55 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1861

30 years of the environmental health monitoring system in the Czech Republic

Vladimíra Puklová, Jiří Ruprich, Bohumil Kotlík, Helena Kazmarová, Jana Kratěnová, František Kožíšek, Milena Černá, Zdeňka Vandasová, Vladimíra Lipšová, Kristýna Žejglicová

Státní zdravotní ústav, Praha, Česká republika

In 2024, 30 years have passed since the introduction of the systematic collection and evaluation of data on the exposure of the Czech population to toxic chemical substances and harmful factors, including the characterization of related health risks. Within the monitoring System, we regularly assess health risks related to exposure to urban air pollutants, contaminants in drinking water from public water supply systems and in the entire consumption food basket, we perform human biomonitoring of the general population, investigate the effects of community noise, monitor the effects of exposure in the work environment, and we organise national survey of the population's health status. The article provides an overview of monitoring activities and output illustrations.

Keywords: monitoring, exposure, health risks, the environment - health effects

Received: June 2024; Accepted: July 1, 2024; Published: June 30, 2024  Show citation