Human biomonitoring for environmental chemicals / 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.

• Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Human Biomonitoring for Environmental Toxicants.
• TeilnehmendeR: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Human Biomonitoring for Environmental Toxicants.; National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xxi, 291 p. :; ill.
• Notes: "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.

Table of Contents

• 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.