Biomonitoring of exposure in farmworker studies.(Mini-Monograph) From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: June 1, 2006| Author: Barr, Dana B.; Thomas, Kent; Curwin, Brian; Landsittel, Doug; Raymer, James; Lu, Chensheng; Donnelly, K.C.; Acquavella, John | COPYRIGHT 2006 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Although biomonitoring has been used in many occupational and environmental health and exposure studies, we are only beginning to understand the complexities and uncertainties involved with the biomonitoring process--from study design, to sample collection, to chemical analysis--and with interpreting the resulting data. We present an overview of concepts that should be considered when using biomonitoring or biomonitoring data, assess the current status of biomonitoring, and detail ...