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.
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2006.
- xxi, 291 p. : ill.
"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.
Introduction -- U.S. and International Biomonitoring Efforts -- Framework to Characterize Biomarkers and Uses of Biomonitoring -- Considerations in the Design of Biomonitoring Studies -- Interpretation of Biomonitoring Results -- Communicating Results, Interpretations, and Uses of Biomonitoring Data to Nonscientists -- Research Agenda -- Biographic Information on the Committee on Human Biomonitoring for Environmental Toxicants -- Additional Case Studies Used to Exemplify Interpretative Approaches Described in Chapter 5 -- PBPK Modeling. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Biological monitoring.
Environmental monitoring.
Toxicity testing.
Toxicology.
Electronic books.
RA1223.B54 / H86 2006eb
"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.
Introduction -- U.S. and International Biomonitoring Efforts -- Framework to Characterize Biomarkers and Uses of Biomonitoring -- Considerations in the Design of Biomonitoring Studies -- Interpretation of Biomonitoring Results -- Communicating Results, Interpretations, and Uses of Biomonitoring Data to Nonscientists -- Research Agenda -- Biographic Information on the Committee on Human Biomonitoring for Environmental Toxicants -- Additional Case Studies Used to Exemplify Interpretative Approaches Described in Chapter 5 -- PBPK Modeling. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Biological monitoring.
Environmental monitoring.
Toxicity testing.
Toxicology.
Electronic books.
RA1223.B54 / H86 2006eb