Workgroup report: Biomonitoring study design, interpretation, and communication--lessons learned and path forward.

摘要: Human biomonitoring investigations have provided data on a wide array of chemicals in blood and urine other tissues fluids such as hair human milk. These prompted questions a) What is the relationship between levels environmental humans external exposures? b) baseline or "background" level against which individual should be compared? c) How can internal used to draw conclusions about and/or population health? An interdisciplinary panel was convened for 1-day workshop November 2004 with charge focusing three specific aspects biomonitoring: characteristics scientifically robust studies, interpretation potential risks health, communication results, uncertainties, limitations studies. In this report we describe recommendations panel.