Now Published in the Issues in Toxicology Series
Biomarkers and Human Biomonitoring
Edited by Lisbeth E. Knudsen and Domenico Franco Merlo
Human biomonitoring has developed from a research tool in occupational and environmental health to identify and quantify exposure to harmful substances. The analytical methods for detection of substances in biological media have been considerably improved with smaller detection limits and more precise and specific measurements. Human biomonitoring is a valuable tool in exposure estimation of selected populations and is currently used in surveillance programs all over the world.
This two-volume handbook provides an overview of current available biomarkers and human biomonitoring programs in environmental health, which is timely given the present debate on adverse health effects from environmental exposures. The books describe both previous and ongoing studies as well as the newer biomarkers of exposure and effects.
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