Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting, March 2014
Agenda
Biomonitoring California
Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting
March 27, 2014: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
The California Endowment Oakland Conference Center
1111 Broadway, 7th Floor, Oakland, CA
During the meeting, send comments on agenda items to biomonitoring@oehha.ca.gov
Welcome
George Alexeeff, Director, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
Overview of the Meeting
Asa Bradman, Acting Chair, Scientific Guidance Panel (SGP)
Program Update
Presentation: California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Panel Questions
Public Comment
Panel Discussion
Laboratory Update
Presentation: CDPH
Presentation: Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
Panel Questions
Public Comment
Panel Discussion
Lunch
Potential Designated and Potential Priority Metals
Potential designated chemical: Chromium
Potential priority chemicals: All designated metals not currently listed as priority chemicals (antimony, barium, beryllium, cesium, cobalt, manganese, molybdenum, platinum, thallium, tungsten, uranium) (Version posted on 3/17/14 with two references added)
Background materials
Panel Questions
Public Comment
--Letter from the Manganese Interest Group
--Supporting documents from the Manganese Interest Group
Comment submitted for Nov. 2010 SGP meeting
Presentation by Harvey Clewell on PBPK modeling
Presentation made to EPA
Public comments submitted after March 27, 2014 meeting
--Letter from International Tungsten Industry Association (submitted April 30, 2014)
--Letter from North American Metals Council (submitted May 12, 2014)
Panel Discussion and Recommendations
Break
Best Practices for Biomarker Collection, Analysis, and Interpretation
Perspectives from U.S. EPA’s Chemical Safety for Sustainability (CSS) Research Program
Presentation: Jon Sobus, Ph.D., National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. EPA
(List of related publications)
Panel Questions
Public Comment
--Letter from Sean M. Hays and Lesa L. Aylward of Summit Toxicology (3/13/14)
Panel Discussion
Open Public Comment Period
Wrap up and Adjournment