Charles A. McKay, MD

Associate Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Head, Division of Toxicology, Hartford Hospital
Associate Director, Connecticut Poison Control Center

Interviewed by John Heinze, Ph.D.
Biomonitoringinfo.org

Full Interview (12:58)

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Introduction  (00:34)

Question 1:  As a medical doctor, what advice would you give for someone who expresses concern about these reports of chemicals in people’s bodies? (03:23)

Question 2:  Many of the chemicals that are reported in people’s bodies are manmade and potentially hazardous – what about the presence of those chemicals in the body? (01:57)

Question 3:  Why are chemicals from the environment found in people’s bodies? (01:20)

Question 4:  Does the presence of an environmental chemical in the body indicate a health risk for that individual? (00:39)

Question 5:  Would it be prudent for people to change their behavior based on the results of studies showing chemicals in their body? (01:50)

Question 6:  Some reports claim that there is very little information available on the chemicals that are detected in biomonitoring studies – What’s your view on that? (00:45)

Question 7:  Some reports have claimed that the results of biomonitoring studies indicate that there’s a failure of the US regulatory system – What’s your view on that? (00:49)

Question 8:  From a medical science point of view, are there difficulties in interpreting biomonitoring studies that are done with a few people – for instance as few as three? (01:41)