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CDC Fourth Report
This is the fourth in a series of biennial biomonitoring reports that provide an ongoing assessment of the U.S. population’s exposure to environmental chemicals. In addition to the report itself, the CDC webpage contains useful tables providing additional biomonitoring data.Biomonitoring in Brief
Biomonitoring is a scientific technique that assesses a person’s exposure to natural and synthetic chemicals.
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Do some chemicals pose a greater risk to human health than others? The interesting case of DEHP
May 6, 2013
In a previous post, we noted how biomonitoring results can be interpreted in a health risk context using biomonitoring equivalents to convert safety data used by regulatory agencies into the same measure units used in biomonitoring studies. A recent study …
WAVING THE WARNING FLAG: TIPS FOR INTERPRETING BIOMONITORING STUDIES
April 2, 2013
When Biomonitoringinfo.org Science Advisory Council member Charles McKay, M.D., recently briefed medical bloggers on biomonitoring and safe exposures, he summarized many of the take-home lessons from his presentation in a single slide titled, “Red flags for interpreting biomonitoring studies.” This …
Science Advisory Council Member’s Presentation Examines Biomonitoring and Safe Exposures
March 22, 2013
Charles McKay, M.D., chief of medical toxicology at the University of Connecticut and a member of Biomonitoringinfo.org’s Science Advisory Council, recently briefed medical bloggers on biomonitoring and safe exposures during a webinar hosted by Val Jones, M.D., of the Better …