Human biomonitoring for environmental chemicals [electronic resource] / Committee on Human Biomonitoring for Environmental Toxicants, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
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TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2006.Description: xxi, 291 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification: - RA1223.B54 H86 2006
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"Biomonitoring has various applications; the focus in this report is on the role of biomonitoring as an exposure-assessment tool, which is central to public-health efforts"--P. xi.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Introduction -- 2. U.S. and International Biomonitoring Efforts -- 3. Framework to Characterize Biomarkers and Uses of Biomonitoring -- 4. Considerations in the Design of Biomonitoring Studies -- 5. Interpretation of Biomonitoring Results -- 6. Communicating Results, Interpretations, and Uses of Biomonitoring Data to Nonscientists -- 7. Research Agenda -- Appendix A. Biographic Information on the Committee on Human Biomonitoring for Environmental Toxicants -- Appendix B. Additional Case Studies Used to Exemplify Interpretative Approaches Described in Chapter 5 -- Appendix C. PBPK Modeling.
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