Human Biomonitoring For Environmental Chemicals

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309133904
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Human Biomonitoring for Environmental Chemicals written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-10-30 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biomonitoring—a method for measuring amounts of toxic chemicals in human tissues—is a valuable tool for studying potentially harmful environmental chemicals. Biomonitoring data have been used to confirm exposures to chemicals and validate public health policies. For example, population biomonitoring data showing high blood lead concentrations resulted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulatory reduction of lead in gasoline; biomonitoring data confirmed a resultant drop in blood lead concentrations. Despite recent advances, the science needed to understand the implications of the biomonitoring data for human health is still in its nascent stages. Use of the data also raises communication and ethical challenges. In response to a congressional request, EPA asked the National Research Council to address those challenges in an independent study. Human Biomonitoring for Environmental Chemicals provides a framework for improving the use of biomonitoring data including developing and using biomarkers (measures of exposure), research to improve the interpretation of data, ways to communicate findings to the public, and a review of ethical issues.

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Publisher : Am Cncl on Science, Health
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biomonitoring: Measuring Levels of Chemicals in People - And What the Results Mean written by and published by Am Cncl on Science, Health. This book was released on 2005 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Domenic A. Moretti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781614708469
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals with Updated Tables (accompanying DVD) written by Domenic A. Moretti and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biomonitoring is the assessment of human exposure to chemicals by measuring the chemicals of their metabolites in such human specimens as blood and urine. Most chemicals or their metabolites were measured in blood, serum and urine samples from random subsamples of about 2500 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). This book explores the ongoing assessment of the exposure of the U.S. population to environmental chemicals by the use of biomonitoring. It provides unique exposure information to scientists, physicians, and health officials to help prevent exposure to some environmental chemicals. (Imprint: Nova)

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309044375
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monitoring Human Tissues for Toxic Substances written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Human Monitoring Program (NHMP) identifies concentrations of specific chemicals in human tissues, including toxicologic testing and risk assessment determinations. This volume evaluates the current activities of the NHMP; identifies important scientific, technical, and programmatic issues; and makes recommendations regarding the design of the program and use of its products.

Author : Domenic A. Moretti
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781612092775
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals (with DVD) written by Domenic A. Moretti and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book & DVD. This book provides an ongoing assessment of the exposure of the U.S. population to environmental chemicals by the use of biomonitoring.

Author : Franz-Xaver Reichl
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783642353734
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Regulatory Toxicology written by Franz-Xaver Reichl and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-03-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will be written by experts for professionals, scientists and all those involved in toxicological data generation and decision-making. It is the updated and expanded version of a monograph published in German in 2004. Chemical safety is regulated on various levels including production, storage, transport, handling, disposal or labelling. This book deals comprehensively with the safety-ensuring methods and concepts employed by regulatory agencies, industry and academics. Toxicologists use experimental and scientific approaches for data collection, e.g. about chemical hazards, physicochemical features or toxicokinetics. The respective experimental methods are described in the book. Toxicologists also deal with much insecurity in the exposure and effect scenarios during risk assessment. To overcome these, they have different extrapolation methods and estimation procedures at their disposal. The book describes these methods in an accessible manner. Differing concepts from one regulation area to another are also covered. Reasons and consequences become evident when reading the book. Altogether, the book Regulatory Toxicology will serve as an excellent reference.

Author : Lisbeth Knudsen
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
ISBN 13 : 1849733376
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biomarkers and Human Biomonitoring written by Lisbeth Knudsen and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2011-10-19 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human biomonitoring has developed from a research tool in occupational and environmental health to identify and quantify exposures to harmful substances in urine and blood. The analytical methods for detection of substances in biological media have considerably improved with smaller detection limits and more precise and specific measurements. Human biomonitoring is a valuable tool in exposure estimation of selected populations and currently used in surveillance programs all over the world. This two volume set provides an overview of current available biomarkers and human biomonitoring programs in environmental health, which is timely given the present debate on adverse health effects from environmental exposures. The books decribe both previous and ongoing studies as well as the newer biomarkers of exposure and effects. Volume one describes current human biomonitoring programs in Germany, Romania, France, Canada, India and Belgium, providing convincing evidence of a global decline in human exposures to lead and increasing concern from exposure to endocrine disruptors and the genotoxic compound. Biomarkers of specific exposures to a wide range of widely used everyday compounds such as phthalates, PFCs, bisphenol A, brominated flame retardants, PAHs, dioxins, mercury and arsenic are also discussed. Volume two decribes human biomonitoing of exposures to environmental tobacco smoke, mycotoxins, physiological stress, hormone activity, oxidative stress and ionizing radiation, as well as effect biomarkers of hemoglobin adducts, germ cells, micronuclei and individual susceptability. The books will be essential reading for toxicologists, environmental scientists and all those working in the safety and risk assessment of chemicals.

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ISBN 13 : 9781536115239
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals (with DVD) written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309128412
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Phthalates and Cumulative Risk Assessment written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-01-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People are exposed to a variety of chemicals throughout their daily lives. To protect public health, regulators use risk assessments to examine the effects of chemical exposures. This book provides guidance for assessing the risk of phthalates, chemicals found in many consumer products that have been shown to affect the development of the male reproductive system of laboratory animals. Because people are exposed to multiple phthalates and other chemicals that affect male reproductive development, a cumulative risk assessment should be conducted that evaluates the combined effects of exposure to all these chemicals. The book suggests an approach for cumulative risk assessment that can serve as a model for evaluating the health risks of other types of chemicals.

Author : John Stephenson
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143792896X
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biomonitoring: EPA Could Make Better Use of Biomonitoring Data written by John Stephenson and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biomonitoring (BM), which measures chemicals (CH) in people's tissues, has shown that the U.S. population is widely exposed to CH used in everyday products. The EPA is authorized to control CH that pose unreasonable health risks. One crucial tool in this process is chemical risk assessment, which involves determining the extent to which populations will be exposed to a chemical and assessing how this exposure affects human health This testimony reviews the: (1) extent to which EPA incorp. info. from BM studies into its assessments of CH; (2) steps that EPA has taken to improve the usefulness of BM data; and (3) extent to which EPA has the authority to require chemical co. to submit BM data to EPA. This is a print on demand report.