Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting, March 2018

Meeting Date & Time: Friday, March 2, 2018 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Location:
Davis, California

Putah Creek Lodge, UC Davis

Agenda

Biomonitoring California
Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting
March 2, 2018: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Putah Creek Lodge UC Davis, California

All times shown below are approximate and subject to change

Welcome
     Lauren Zeise, Ph.D., Director, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)

Overview of the Meeting
     Meg Schwarzman, M.D., Chair, Scientific Guidance Panel (SGP)

Program and Laboratory Updates (~10:10 am)
     Presentation Nerissa Wu, Ph.D., California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
     Panel Questions
     Presentation Jianwen She, Ph.D., CDPH
     Panel Questions
     Presentation  June-soo Park, Ph.D., Department of Toxic Substances Control
     Panel Questions
     Public Comment
     Panel and Audience Discussion

Lunch (~12:15 pm)

Introduction to Afternoon Session (~1:30 pm)
     Dr. Schwarzman, SGP Chair

Community Exposure to Air Pollutants – A Role for Biomonitoring
     Brief Overview of Session
       Yana Garcia, J.D., Assistant Secretary for Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs,
         California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA)
     Panel and Audience Questions

     Transforming California’s Approach to Community Air Pollution
       New Community Air Protection Program Established under AB 617
         Heather Arias, Chief, Community Planning Branch,
           Office of Community Air Protection, California Air Resources Board (~1:50 pm)
     Panel and Audience Questions

     Advances in Biomonitoring Methods for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
       Victor De Jesús, Ph.D., Chief, Volatile Organic Compounds Laboratory,
         Tobacco and Volatiles Branch,
         Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (~2:20 pm)
     Panel and Audience Questions

     Background Material:
       List of Selected References for Afternoon Session
       List of Additional References for Afternoon Session            
       CDC Table of Urinary VOC Metabolites

     Panel, Guest Speaker, and Audience Discussion (~2:55 pm)

Break(~3:40 pm)

Increasing Awareness of Program Findings – Upcoming Website Feature (~3:55 pm)
     Presentation and Demonstration:
       Amy Dunn, M.P.H., OEHHA, and Ulrich Weeren, Studio Weeren
       Background Material: Background Information for Website Feature
       Panel and Audience Questions
       Panel and Audience Input

Open Public Comment Period

Wrap-up and Adjournment (by 5 pm)