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California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program

What is biomonitoring?

Biomonitoring is the measurement of chemicals (or their metabolites) in a person’s body fluids or tissues, such as blood or urine.  It tells us the amount of the chemical that actually gets into people from all sources (for example, from air, soil, water, dust, and food) combined.  Because of this, biomonitoring can provide useful information on how much exposure to toxic chemicals a person has had.

WHAT IS THE CALIFORNIA BIOMONITORING PROGRAM?

The purpose of the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program, also called the CECBP or California Biomonitoring Program, is to:

1. Determine levels of environmental chemicals in a representative sample of Californians
2. Establish trends in the levels of these chemicals over time
3. Help assess the effectiveness of public health efforts and regulatory programs to decrease exposures to specific chemicals.

For more information about the California Biomonitoring Program, select this link.

What's New?

• Transcript of the November 10, 2011 Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting now available
  [12/20/11]
• Public Involvement Plan – Final version now available
  [12/08/11]
• Opportunities for Laboratory Collaboration – Request for Information from Researchers
• Presentations for the November 10, 2011 Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting now available
• Summary of the July 14, 2011 Scientific Guidance Panel meeting available
• Agenda for the November 10, 2011 Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting is now available
  [10/17/11]
• Presentations for the July 14, 2011 Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting are now available
  [07/11/11]
• Summary of March 17, 2011 Workshop Discussion Highlights available
  [06/30/11]
• Summary of the March 16, 2011 Scientific Guidance Panel meeting available
  [06/27/11]
• Agenda for the July 14, 2011 Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting, Sacramento, CA is now available
  [06/14/11]
• Teleconference Line Now Available for Registrants of June 14, 2011 Webinar on Manganese PBPK Modeling
  [06/09/11]
• June 14, 2011 Biomonitoring California Webinar on Manganese PBPK Modeling
  [05/25/11]
• Transcript of the March 16, 2011 Scientific Guidance Panel meeting now available
• Transcript of the March 17, 2011 Workshop on Understanding and Interpreting Biomonitoring Results now available
• Brochure available on “What is Biomonitoring? Measuring chemicals in our bodies”
  [04/21/11]
• Brochure available in Spanish – “¿Qué es el biomonitoreo? Cómo medir los químicos en el cuerpo”
  [04/21/11]
• Updated - Biomonitoring California Frequently Asked Questions
  [03/04/11]
• Updated Priority Chemicals List (February 2011) Available
  [03/02/11]
• Updated Designated Chemicals List (February 2011) Available
  [03/02/11]
• March 17, 2011 Workshop on Understanding and Interpreting Biomonitoring Results - Agenda and Workshop Description Available
  [02/18/2011]
• March 16, 2011 Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting
  [02/18/2011]
• Summary of the November 2, 2010 Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting Available
  [02/11/11]
• Transcript of the November 2, 2010 Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting
• California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program 2010 Report to the Legislature
  [12/14/10]
• Teleconferences on Public Involvement Plan for Biomonitoring California
  [12/07/10]
• Take the Survey on Public Involvement Plan for Biomonitoring California
  [12/06/10]
• Take the survey on Ways you Would Like to Participate in Biomonitoring California
  [11/09/10]
• November 2, 2010 Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting - New and updated meeting materials now available
  [11/01/10]
• November 2, 2010 Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting -Manganese presentation added
  [10/29/10]
• November 2, 2010 Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting - Firefighter Occupational Exposures Project, Public Involvement Plan presentation, Program Update and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Update added
  [10/28/10]
• November 2, 2010 Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting  - Discussion of Biomonitoring Reference Levels documents added
  [10/25/10]
• November 2, 2010 Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting  -  Document on Manganese as a Potential Designated Chemical now available
  [10/21/10]
• Public Involvement Plan - Draft for Public Review and Comment is now available
  [09/30/10]
• Agenda for November 2, 2010 Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel meeting is now available
  [09/21/10]
• Summary of the May 24, 2010 Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting Available
  [08/05/10]
• Updated Designated Chemicals List Available
  Updated Priority Chemicals List Available
  [07/29/10]
• The California Department of Public Health has produced the July 2010 Biomonitoring Data Summary as required by Health and Safety Code Section 105459(d).  Follow this link to download the summary.
  [07/07/10]
• Transcript of the May 24, 2010 Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting Available
  [06/28/10]
• Presentations for the May 24, 2010 Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel meeting are now available
  [05/19/10]
• Materials for May 24, 2010 Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel meeting are now available
  [05/12/10]
• Agenda for May 24, 2010 Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel meeting is now available
  [04/28/10]
• Updated Priority Chemicals List Available
  [04/06/10]
• Updated Designated Chemicals List Available
  [04/06/10]
• Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting - Summary of February 9, 2010 Meeting Avalible
  [04/06/10]
• Transcript of the February 9, 2010 SGP Meeting Available
  [03/09/10]
• California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program (CECBP) Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting - Materials Available
  [02/03/09]
• Agenda for Feb. 9, 2010 Scientific Guidance Panel meeting is now available
  [01/21/10]
• CECBP Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting will be held on Feb. 9 in Sacramento
  [01/14/10]
• Transcript of the October 6 meeting is now available
  [10/29/09]
• Slides from October 6, 2009 Scientific Guidance Panel meeting are now available
  [10/20/09]
  

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