National Biomonitoring Program (U.S.)
National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
Biomonitoring Programs in Other U.S. States
Minnesota Biomonitoring Program
Rocky Mountain Biomonitoring Consortium
Washington Environmental Biomonitoring Survey
Biomonitoring Programs in Other Countries
Canadian biomonitoring program
- Health Canada's program on Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals
- Presentation by Douglas Haines, Health Canada June 2008
- Chemicals Measured by Canada as of December 2007
German biomonitoring program
- German Human Biomonitoring Commission
- German Human Biomonitoring Commission - interactive guide to biomonitoring
- German Program Presentation June 2008
- Chemicals Measured in the German Environmental Survey
- Kolossa-Gehring M, Becker K, Conrad A, L üdecke A, Riedel S, Seiwert M, Schulz C, Szewzyk R. German Environmental Survey for Children (GerES IV)--first results. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2007 Oct;210(5):535-40. Epub 2007 Sep 17
- Schulz C, Conrad A, Becker K, Kolossa-Gehring M, Seiwert M, Seifert B. Twenty years of the German Environmental Survey (GerES): human biomonitoring--temporal and spatial (West Germany/East Germany) differences in population exposure. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2007 May;210(3-4):271-97. Epub 2007 Mar 7
European Union biomonitoring program
Other Biomonitoring-Related Information
Toxic effects of specific chemicals
Information about the toxic effects of specific chemicals is available at the following sites.
- Toxic air contaminants (TACs)- Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
- Drinking water contaminants- Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
- Pesticides - Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
- Pesticides - California Department of Pesticide Regulation
- Pesticides - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticides
Additional information can be found on the following federal government sites:
- U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory
- U.S. National Center for Environmental Health, CDC
- U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
See also the following international sites:
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monograph program
- World Health Organization, International Program on Chemical Safety
Other websites with information on biomonitoring and chemical toxicity
The private sector and NGOs also sponsor web sites with information on biomonitoring and chemical toxicity. Several of these web sites are listed below.
- American Chemistry Council
- Biomonitoring Info
- Environmental Defense Fund (Scorecard link)
- Environmental Working Group
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- Worksafe
These web sites are provided only as potential additional resources for the public. Any opinions, statements or conclusions provided at any of these web sites are those of the web sites’ sponsors and are not necessarily those of the Program, CDPH, OEHHA or DTSC. Listing of these sites does not represent any actual or implied endorsement by the Program, CDPH, OEHHA or DTSC
