Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting, March 2018
Agenda
Biomonitoring California
Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting
Putah Creek Lodge, UC Davis, California
March 2, 2018: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Video recording of the meeting webcast - viewable by agenda item(s) of interest
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)
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Meeting Participation and Comment
Please send your comments or questions to biomonitoring@oehha.ca.gov.
Attending the meeting in person
The meeting is being held at the Putah Creek Lodge on the UC Davis campus. The public is welcome to attend the meeting. Follow these directions to reach Putah Creek Lodge by car or public transit.
Join the meeting via webcast
This meeting was webcast live on the day of the event. A recording of the meeting webcast is available here: http://cal-span.org/unipage/index.php?site=cal-span&owner=BIOCAL&date=2018-03-02&target.
QUESTIONS DURING THE MEETING
Please send your comments or questions to biomonitoring@oehha.ca.gov (link sends e-mail).
General participation information
Members of the public and representatives of organizations are invited to participate in the SGP meeting in person or via webinar. Public comments may be subject to time limits.
If you would like to submit materials relevant to an agenda topic, send a copy to biomonitoring@oehha.ca.gov or by mail to Biomonitoring California (c/o OEHHA, 1515 Clay St, 16th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612). Relevant materials will be made available to the SGP.
Biomonitoring California complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you have special accommodation or language needs, contact the program at biomonitoring@oehha.ca.gov or (510) 622-3190. TTY/TDD/Speech-to-Speech users dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service. If possible, contact us at least five days before the meeting so we can ensure that the necessary staff or equipment will be available for you at the meeting.
